Paphos: Smoke continues to rise today from the area where the large-scale fire that broke out yesterday, Wednesday, in the Paphos district, began. The atmosphere in the regions of the communities of Agia Marinouda and Agia Varvara is suffocating, and residents have expressed concerns about air quality and the potential
Nicosia: Health services remain on alert and will continue to do so throughout the day, assured the Minister of Health, Michalis Damianos, at Nicosia General Hospital. He stated that his ministry is adhering strictly to protocol. According to Cyprus News Agency, Damianos made these remarks following his visit to Nicosia
Limassol: The police are investigating the possibility that the recent fire in Limassol may have been deliberately set, Kyriaki Lambrianidou, spokesperson for the Police Force told the Cyprus News Agency on Thursday. When asked whether reports suggesting the fire might have been intentionally started are accurate, she stated that a
Limassol: Ongoing flare-ups have prevented the teams of the Limassol District Administration from conducting on-site damage assessments from the devastating fire affecting Limassol, however dozens of citizens have reported the damage they suffered to properties and vehicles. By midday, reports indicated damage to 53 residences, of which 32 were completely
Nicosia: Two helicopters from Egypt are on their way to Cyprus to assist in the fight against wildfires that have been raging since Wednesday afternoon in the mountainous region of Limassol. According to Cyprus News Agency, sources from the Ministry of Energy reported that Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum, Karim Badawi,
Limassol: The estimated burnt area in Limassol district is approximately 124 square kilometres, according to a first rapid assessment of the catastrophic wildfire, carried out by the ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence of the Cyprus University of Technology. According to Cyprus News Agency, the estimation was based on low-resolution satellite imagery
