Akrotiri: The authorities of the British Bases, in cooperation with the Republic of Cyprus, have decided to extend the evacuation measures in the Akrotiri area, Limassol district, until next week. The situation will be reassessed next Saturday morning.
According to Cyprus News Agency, the decision to keep the Akrotiri area evacuated for security reasons was taken by the British Bases, following an assessment of the situation. The security measures are being extended until next Friday, while the situation will be reassessed next Saturday morning. The residents will continue to be accommodated in two hotels in Limassol and in the Monastery of Saint George in the village of Erimi.
The schools in the area also remain closed. As the mayor of Kourion, Pantelis Georgiou, said, the municipality is making an effort in collaboration with the Ministry of Education to find places for temporary relocation of schools so that students in the area can continue their studies normally. The effort is also being made in consultation with the parents of students at schools affected by the extension of security measures.
In the early hours of March 2, a Shahed-type drone struck military facilities in the British Bases, hosted in Akrotiri, in the southern tip of Cyprus, causing minor damage, amid regional turmoil following the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. The attack by the Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicle, believed to be linked to Hezbollah operating in Lebanon, prompted heightened security measures, while residents were called to evacuate the area around the British Base in Akrotiri. Nicosia reiterates that it has no involvement in the wider Middle East conflict.