Hunters warned about forest fires or engaging in other punishable activities
A fine of € 21,586 was imposed on a person for a poaching in a village in the Larnaca district, the Game Fund warned on...
Forest fires
Forest fire warning to mountain visitors
The forestry department appealed to the public to be extra vigilant during the long weekend when a record number of people are expected to travel...
Forestry service warns of ‘red alert’ for fires
DUE to the extended heatwave, and given that the the risk of bushfires starting and burning out of control is at ‘red alert’, the Forestry...
Our View: Harsher penalties needed for those who start scrub fires
THE FIRE season is upon us once again. In the last three days, the fire brigade had to deal with 51 fires, fortunately none of...
Forest fire warning
With temperatures reaching as high as 40C, Cyprus is now at great risk of forest fires, the forestry department warned on Monday, calling on the...
Brace for heatwave conditions, high risk of fires
RESIDENTS of the inland will experience heatwave conditions as a gradual temperature rise, combined with a lack of wind, will dominate the weather patterns for...
€7m in EU aid for drought, Solea fires
CYPRUS is to receive more than €7m in aid from the EU to restore areas damaged by extended droughts and last year’s fires in Solea...
Worst fires in almost two decades ravage hills around Marseille
Forest fires raged through parts of France’s Mediterranean coast on Thursday, with the worst in almost two decades burning around Marseille, injuring seven people and...
EU to help tackle ecological damage caused by fires
Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis, was reassured on Monday by the European Commission that it would assist Cyprus to tackle the ecological damage caused by the...
Turkey-based helicopters to fight fires in the north
A helicopter based in Turkey will be sent to help fight fires in the north, Turkey’s water and forestry minister said on Wednesday. “The helicopter...
Forest fire warning issued as temperatures soar
With current temperatures reaching 40 degrees and in light of the continuation of the heat wave in the coming days, the forestry department on Friday...
Concern over number of fires in Paphos
By Bejay Browne PAPHOS district was hit by a barrage of fires last weekend, which authorities believe were deliberately set. According to the Chief Fire...
Most fires are outside state forests
By Maria Gregoriou THE STATE forest area of Paphos has remained fire free so far this month, but seven fires elsewhere in the district prompted...
Forest fires in Limassol and Paphos
TWO BLAZES are out of control in the Limassol and Paphos districts, fire services have said. A blaze between the Limassol villages of Ayios Amvrosios...
