"The island has fuel reserves for the coming weeks and before that, we will resume the supply of fuel to the island," said Siza Vieira, who travelled to Flores on Thursday, accompanied by the planning minister, Nelson de Souza, representing the prime minister.

Speaking to journalists at the port of Lajes das Flores, which was destroyed in the early hours of Wednesday by hurricane "Lorenzo", Siza Vieira said that the energy crisis situation decreed by the regional government, allows moderate consumption.

"By moderating immediate consumption, we can make the island's fuel reserves cope better, allowing refuelling to take place as quickly as possible," said Pedro Siza Vieira, who was accompanied by the president of the Azores regional government, Vasco Cordeiro.

"We are here to carry out a joint assessment of what the needs may be and to assess the damage and then, with the time and resources that the region, the country and even the European Union may have available, to return to this situation", he said.

Among the remains of the port of Lajes das Flores, the deputy and planning ministers could see the boat that had carried passengers between the islands of Flores and Corvo that hade been tossed onto dry land and was on top of a crane and another small boat.

Scattered concrete blocks, containers 'thrown' against the rocks, twisted iron beans, this was the scenario that Pedro Siza Vieira and Nelson de Souza found today in the port.

And at the petrol station next to the Agricultural Association of Flores, there was already a line of about ten cars this morning.

The passage of hurricane "Lorenzo" through the Azores on Wednesday caused more than 250 occurrences and forced the resettlement of 53 people.