Kormakitis floods ‘put lives at risk’
Lives were put at risk by the severe weather seen in the north last week, deputy mayor of Kormakitis Valentinos Koumettos told MPs on Tuesday.
The weather last Tuesday night ...
Larnaca starts anti-flood project works
The Larnaca sewerage board has commenced work aimed at protecting the town from flooding, with works expected to be completed within the year, the director announced on Thursday.
Angelos Hadjicharalambous, ...
‘Tent schools’ in the north flood
One school in the north that started operating with tent ‘classrooms’ on Monday was swiftly flooded following heavy rain in Lefkoniko images on social media showed.
According to Yeni Duzen, ...
Houses and roads flooded, civil defence on the ready as yellow weather warning in place (update)
Larnaca and Famagusta hit the hardest
The met office on issued a yellow weather warning for rains and isolated thunderstorms starting on Sunday at 8am until Monday 8am. Meanwhile, Famagusta ...
Yellow warning for thunderstorm, flooding on Paphos-Limassol highway (Update)
Cyprus’ meteorological office issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms on Sunday, valid between 3am to 4pm.
According to the warning, strong, isolated thunderstorms are expected at intervals, with the intensity ...
Floods kill at least 53 in Iran, rescuers hunt for the missing
Rescuers searched for the missing in Iran on Friday after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 53 people, officials said.
Mehdi Valipour, head of emergency operations at ...
Thai volunteer takes to skies to drop supplies to flood victims
A paramotoring enthusiast in northern Thailand has taken to the skies to help deliver urgently need supplies to people cut off by floods.
Thrill-seeker Vichai Tiyasan, 38, has been motoring over ...