Mavrokolympos reservoir is expected to be fully drained of its 1.4 million cubic metres of water by Thursday, to allow access to a corroded vent – the only available option due to the way the dam has been built.
Expert said the pipes installed in 1966 would have to be replaced, according to philenews.
The leak caused by the fault is estimated at 5 cubic metres per second or 450,000
