Ypsonas mayor suggests fires set deliberately
The mayor of Ypsonas, in Limassol, suggested Thursday that a morning fire at an industrial area had been set deliberately. Pandelis Georgiou said 20 incidents...
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Forestry Department chief pilot praises working relationship with Bases
Captain Stelios Kotzikas, the Republic of Cyprus Forestry Department’s Aerial Fire Fighting Unit Chief Pilot, has paid tribute to a working relationship with the Bases...
What can make them stop lighting fires?
A woman’s plea after suffering smoke inhalation after saving 17 dogs from one of this week’s many fires The recent fires that have ravaged...
Fire in Prodromi, third of the day, under control (Update 2)
Firefighters on Thursday brought under control a blaze – the third during the day – in the area of Polis Chrysochous, near the village of...
Meeting agrees on overhaul of fire-related laws
Officials agreed Thursday that stricter, more flexible, and immediate legislation must be put in place to punish activities that cause catastrophic fires before they became...
Strong winds forecast prompts forest fire warning for Thursday
Cyprus on Thursday will be on red alert for forest fires, the forestry department said on Wednesday, calling on the public to be particularly careful,...
Not one sod of earth has been turned: Pissouri residents slam state’s inaction
People who were living in Pissouri landslide homes accuse the government of double standards in comparison with fire-stricken areas Residents of Pissouri homes that have...
Cyprus Institute drones helping in fight against fires
The increasing use of drones to fight fires was underlined on Friday by the Cyprus Institute, whose Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL) spotted a fire....
President honours firefighters who went ‘above and beyond’ in Greece
In a special ceremony Thursday evening, President Nicos Anastasiades thanked the Cypriot firefighting mission deployed to Greece last month for going “above and beyond,” adding...
Action plan for fire-hit regions is finalised
The team of Greek experts sent to survey areas affected by huge fires in early July have finalised an action plan for what needs to...
Hunters warned of fire hazards ahead of season start
Ahead of the start of the hunting season on Sunday, the forestry department has appealed to hunters to be particularly careful and to avoid any...
Cyprus offers firefighting help to Israel
Cyprus has expressed readiness to assist in fighting the wildfires that rage in Israel. Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said in a post on Twitter that...
Red alert for forest fires as thousands head for the hills
The forestry department said on Sunday that a “red alert” for fires continued to be in effect as thousands of people left the city to...
UN’s stark climate report: time is running out
The Mediterranean will be particularly affected with higher summer temperatures, drought and fires says IPCC report The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...
Our View: We need firefighting aircraft not military helicopters
Defence has always been something of sacred cow. Everyone has the patriotic duty to support our military and applaud government expenditure on defence equipment, whatever...
More than 25,000 trees to be planted in fire-stricken areas
More than 25,000 trees and shrubs are expected to be planted in the mountainous areas of the Larnaca and Limassol districts affected by last month’s...
Cyprus firefighters returning from Greece on Friday (update 2)
The remaining 35 members of the Cypriot firefighting mission sent to Greece to help battle the wildfires are expected to return to the island on...
At least 65 killed in Algerian wildfires, Greece and Italy burn
Exhausted Greek firefighters battled blazes for a ninth day on Wednesday amid sweltering temperatures that also helped stoke wildfires in Algeria, where at least 65...
Red alert for forest fires
The forestry department issued a red alert for fires on Wednesday as temperatures in the island are set to remain extremely high in the coming...
Cypriot firefighter slightly injured in Greece fire, several prepare to return (Update 2)
Several members of a Cypriot firefighting unit in Greece, including one who was slightly injured on Tuesday, will be returning to the island after seven...