A “blackout” in connection with government sites caused a leak in one of the finance ministry’s water tanks. Cyprusand those in charge claim they don’t know when the problem will be fixed.

According to Giorgos Pantelis, Director General of the Ministry of Finance, there was a leak in one of the large water tanks of the Ministry of Finance, located in the basement and adjacent to the room where servers that provide Internet access to the entire government center are locatedthose. for all public services.

“For safety reasons, they have been disabled to repair damage and remove any moisture and water that is in said basement,” he told KYPE.

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He added that “efforts are being made to repair the damage and reconnect systems to the Internet as soon as possible,” while noting that the public and government agencies will not have access to the Internet until the damage is repaired.

“Government websites, email addresses cannot be used until these servers are reconnected,” he explained.

As a result, the servers have been taken down as a precaution to prevent further damage until the issue can be fixed and it can be determined if they have suffered any damage.

Source: Kathimerini Cyprus.