Vilnius: About 17,000 customers remained without power on Monday, a week after a severe storm swept Lithuania, according to broadcaster LRT. "As of this morning, we still have 17,000 customers, or rather objects, where electricity supply has not been restored," said the head of the national electricity distribution operator.

According to Anadolu Agency, ESO chief Renaldas Radvila reaffirmed that the total number stood at 17,000, although some of the objects consume very little or no electricity. The operator managed to restore electricity to around 90% of affected customers after the storm on August 22 left more than 268,000 customers without power at its peak.

ESO reportedly initially expected to repair all outages by Saturday, but full restoration is now not expected until September 3. The severe storm also resulted in the death of one person and injured four others.

The Lithuanian government declared a nationwide emergency on Wednesday due to the storm and the extensive damage it caused.