The Pomos dam, with a capacity of 890,000m³, overflowed on Saturday morning following recent heavy rainfall in the region.

This development is in stark contrast to the island’s broader water crisis, as overall dam reserves remain at critically low levels.

The Water Development Department’s Paphos district engineer Harris Kasioulis said the overflow was expected, as the dam had nearly reached full capacity on Friday.

He added that while Pomos is one of Cyprus’ smaller dams, its overflow is particularly significant after a dry year and offers “an optimistic outlook for what is to come.”

However, the general situation across Cyprus remains dire as the WDD said total capacity in dams across the island on Friday stood at 14.1 per cent, a sharp decline on the 26 per cent seen at the same time last year.

Total water volume has fallen from 75.61 billion cubic meters to 41.08 in the same time.