Konstantinos Santikos, managing director of Santikos Collection; Thodoris Tzoumas, mayor of Skiathos; and Panos Andritsopoulos, president of the Skiathos Hoteliers Association, said "things are looking much brighter today (7 September)".
They said "enormous" efforts have been put into the clean-up process so far, with progress already having been made with water and power fully restored, public transport up and running and roads fully accessible.