Cyprus Minister of the Interior, Nicos Nouris, said on Friday that Cyprus is in a state of emergency, due to continuous migrant flows from Syria and its reception centers overflowing beyond their capacity. The Minister notified on Thursday the European Commission in writing, saying that there is no capacity on the island to host additional irregular migrants.
Speaking in the village of Sotira, in Famagusta District, Nouris said that in the course of this week, Cyprus is faced with a wave of daily migrant arrivals via the sea route from the southern coastline of Syria and the port of Tartus in particular.
Source: Cyprus News Agency