Civil Defence in Cyprus prepared for natural disasters and warfare
Amid a continuous flow of news reports on hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wildfires and even war, it is only natural for people to wonder what they can do to protect themselves ...
Civil defence sirens sound in Paphos due to malfunction
Civil defence sirens sounded in the Paphos district village of Kissonerga in the early hours of Saturday morning due to a malfunction.
The sirens began wailing at 12.40am, though, as ...
Cyprus marks 60th anniversary of civil defence force
Cyprus celebrated the 60th anniversary of its civil defence on World Civil Defence Day.
“We honour the tireless workers of the system, including the volunteers of the civil defence force, ...
Cyprus’ civil defence gets nod from EU
Cyprus’ civil defence force received a positive response from the European Commission on Monday, following its request to enrol and include the Search and Rescue Team in the European Civil ...
Firefighters to battle fire near Pissouri overnight (Updated) (Video)
Firefighting forces will operate throughout the night in an effort to contain the fire that broke out between Plataniskias and Pissouri, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Friday evening.
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Cyprus to have emergency warning system
Cyprus is to have an emergency warning system capable of sending alerts to mobile phone users by 2024, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday.
The minister stressed the need and ...
Rescuers dug Turkish Cypriots out of rubble then dug their graves
Rescuers from the north on Tuesday described the macabre scenes they witnessed in Adiyaman, while trying to save the Turkish Cypriot volleyball team buried under the rubble of the Isias ...
Civil defence receives international certification
Cyprus’ civil defence has received international certification for its provision of humanitarian assistance during natural disasters abroad.
The civil defence announced that it managed to secure the INSARAG External Classification ...
Civil defence uses drones to locate missing person
Civil defence said on Friday that it had used droned to help the police find a lost person in the Limassol area overnight.
According to an announcement, police alerted them ...
Sirens to mark anniversaries of coup, invasion
Sirens will sound in all towns on July 15 and 20 as part of events to mark the anniversary of the 1974 coup and Turkish invasion, civil defence said on Wednesday.
It said ...
Cyprus receives international recognition for earthquake preparedness
Cyprus has received certification from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), for earthquake preparedness and response, Civil Defence spokeswoman, Olivia Michaelidou said on Sunday.
Michaelidou told ...
Civil defence exercise uses latest technology
In the framework of the European Artion Programme, members of Paphos Civil Defence on Sunday successfully carried out a search-and-rescue exercise for missing persons in the Mandria community of Paphos.
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Civil defence rescue trapped tourists in Kyperounda
Civil defence confirmed on Tuesday that a group of Czech tourists had been rescued after being trapped in snow earlier in the day.
Spokesperson Olivia Michaelidou told the Cyprus News ...
Civil defence warns public to take measures as storm set to move in
Civil defence on Friday warned the public to take the appropriate measures as heavy rain, thunderstorms, near gale force winds and high seas are forecast for the weekend.
The met ...
Civil Defence members undergo earthquake training (pics)
The rescue unit of Larnaca’s civil defence team participated in a two-day simulation exercise this weekend on preparedness in the event of an earthquake, the third in the past ...