#civil defence

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 ...

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 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 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 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 ...

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. ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Greece on Monday confirmed that former Cypriot European humanitarian aid and crisis management commissioner Christos Stylianides will head the new climate crisis and civil protection ministry. He will receive honourary ...