#Cyprus fire

The total number of fires rose by 6.51 per cent last year, while estimated losses climbed to €134.6 million, largely driven by a devastating summer wildfire in the foothills of Limassol, according ...

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Friday said that “we had absolutely no loss of life” in the wildfire which has been raging in the Limassol district since Wednesday, except for ...

Cyprus now has the most airborne firefighting means at its disposal than at any other time, and plans to become self-sufficient in this area in the coming years, the minister ...

Thirteen aircraft worked to extinguish a blaze near Anogyra in Limassol, fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Monday. Kettis said that the fire broke out in wild brush in ...

It appears to be widely accepted now that the fire that devasted the Polemi area last week most probably originated in an illegal landfill. On Friday a fire between Alassa ...

Police on Sunday announced the arrest of a 33-year-old man who is suspected of having started a fire in the Limassol village of Ayios Therapon on Saturday. The fire broke ...

Trade union Oekdy-Sek on Wednesday expressed their satisfaction with the government’s decision to extend the forest firefighting season from six to eight months. The decision will also see several ...

Police in northern Nicosia arrested three people on Thursday morning after a large fire broke out on the premises of a banner company on Wednesday evening. The trio were arrested ...

A total of €9.5 million worth of damage was caused by fires in 2023, the fire service announced on Tuesday. As part of a review of the year, they said the lion’...

The Cypriot mission assisting firefighters battling wildfires in Greece will remain there at least until Thursday, the member of the Cypriot mission and Senior Forestry Officer, Stavros Mouchlis, said on ...

The municipalities of Dali, Geri, and Tseri have demanded an end to the “nuisance” heavy industry zones in the area. Instead, they say, the zones should be transformed into “light ...

The fires services responded to 21 fires over 24 hours the service announced on Thursday and issued an urgent warning to the public of extremely heightened fire risk due to the prevailing ...

Conservation group Laona foundation planted over 200 trees across 700 square metres in Eptagonia this week, it announced on Thurday. Eptagonia was one of the eight communities affected by the devastating fires ...

Some €130,000 raised by the church to help the communities in Larnaca and Limassol districts stricken by the devastating fire of July 3 will be used for fire prevention projects, Agriculture Minister ...

The Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council (PVCC) on Monday said it is continuing its campaign supporting communities in the Larnaca and Limassol areas that were devastated by last July’s wildfires. ...

A team of Greek experts on Wednesday visited the areas of Larnaca and Limassol that were affected by a huge fire early this month in a bid to determine what ...

The recent fires have highlighted yet again the crucial importance of forest management, not least what trees should go where By Martin Clark On Saturday, July 3, with students in Nicosia; ...

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 of Larnaca and Limassol earlier this ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday gave instructions to state services to proceed immediately with implementing measures to improve the tackling of fires after a meeting with all competent authorities. According ...

Letter to the president Dear Mr President of the Republic, I am writing to offer you some of my experiences of the fire on Saturday, July 3. I’m sure you ...

Leading multi-asset broker Exness has offered financial assistance of €300,000 to facilitate the restoration of areas affected by the fires near Larnaca and Limassol. Earlier this month, Cyprus suffered from one ...