Many dams in Cyprus ‘old and in need of immediate maintenance’
Many dams in Cyprus are “old and in need of immediate reassessment and maintenance”, according to a report on the state of the management of the island’s water resources ...
Alassa community leader elections to be repeated in March
Elections for the position of Alassa community leader will be repeated on March 30, following legal challenges that led to the nullification of Savvas Savva’s election last year, the interior ...
Alassa residents protest community leader court decision
Alassa residents cut off the Limassol – Platres road on Sunday as a sign of protest against a court decision to nullifying the election of Savvas Savva as community leader.
The ...
Aircraft, fire trucks extinguish blaze near Limassol villages
Five aircraft on Friday were called in to fight a blaze that broke out in the Alassa area of Limassol.
According to fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis, the fire broke ...
Agriculture minister: firefighters ‘made immense efforts’
Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said the blaze in the area of Alassa, near Limassol, has been contained, though a few flareups persist.
“Aerial water drops are being carried out regularly ...
EAC works overnight to restore power
Electricity has been “almost completely restored” in the areas impacted by the fires in the Alassa region, according to the Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC).
They say that there are just ...
Cause of Alassa fire still unclear, police say, flare-ups cause problems (update)
The cause of a fire in the Alassa dam area of Limassol remains unknown still, authorities said on Sunday about the fire that was extinguished a day ago.
Limassol police ...
Alassa fire contained after 8 hours, Jordan to send help (Update 6)
By Andria Kades and Gina Agapiou
Limassol was engulfed in a plume of dark smoke on Friday, as firefighters battled to keep a fire in the Alassa area contained. President ...
Alassa fire under control say authorities
A fire that broke up near Alassa community on Thursday morning was put under control about four hours after it started.
Firefighters remained at the scene to tackle the fire ...
Fire in Alassa area extinguished (Update 2)
The fire service announced on Saturday that they had extinguished a blaze in the Alassa area that broke out the day before and threatened a scrapyard and a petrol station.
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Fire near Alassa burned two square kilometres of vegetation (Updated)
A fire service that broke out in the area next to Alassa village near the Kouris dam in Limassol in the early afternoon on Saturday was bought under control some ...
Man remanded for three days after link to fires
A 40-year-old man was remanded in custody for three days on Wednesday after being linked to three fires which broke out on Tuesday in Limassol.
Two of the fires were ...