Villages affected by Arakapas fire say money donated for new fire trucks was misspent
The three villages of Vavatsinia, Ayioi Vavatsinias and Akapnou, all of which were badly affected by the Arakapas fire last summer, on Sunday said that...
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Over €6 million paid out for Arakapas fire damages
The government has made payments of over €6 million to those affected by the Arakapas fire in July 2021 which killed four men and destroyed...
Minister welcomes creation of flood defences in fire hit area
The minister of agriculture welcomed progress made in the village of Arakapas on Friday to protect the hillsides in the event of rain after a...
Glad to start again from scratch
Two months after a deadly fire ripped through their communities, the people of the affected villages are slowly piecing their lives back together. Jonathan Shkurko...
Financial assistance to fire struck to start Monday
Financial assistance for those affected by large fires earlier this summer will start being dispensed from Monday, deputy government spokeswoman Niovi Parisinou said. Immediate assistance...
Armenian community donated €2,000 to fire affected
The Office of the Representative of the Armenian Community on Thursday donated €2,000 to financially support the people affected by the fires in mountainous area...
Shortage of firefighters putting strain on resources
Cyprus is faced with a shortage of firefighters, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Monday in the wake of the huge fire that broke...
Arakapas fire suspect remanded for further eight days
The 67-year-old man suspected of starting the fire in Arakapas ten days ago which destroyed over 55 square kilometres and killed four was remanded for...
Minister says response to fire was immediate
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Thursday the response to the deadly fire over the weekend had been immediate, with authorities using all available means...
Police retrace route taken by victims of weekend fire
Police investigators on Wednesday retraced the route taken by four men who died later in a large forest fire, which also destroyed everything inside an...
