Posts tagged with "weather"

Yermasoyia dam overflows, first time in seven years (Update 2) Cyprus

Yermasoyia dam overflows, first time in seven years (Update 2)

January 21st, 2019   Reservoirs around the island are now 51.8 per cent full, senior official from the Water Development Department Phedros Roussis announced on Monday morning. The amount of water in all of them combined is now 150.8 million cubic metres (mcm). In the past three days, 10.5 mcm have flowed into the reservoirs, he said. Last...
Water supply restored to Paphos communities Cyprus

Water supply restored to Paphos communities

January 20th, 2019 Water supply to the municipalities and communities in the peripheral area of ​​Paphos was fully restored and has continued uninterrupted from 4.30am Sunday, the Water Development Department (WDD) announced The announcement noted that "the intense rainfall of the three-day period from 14 to 16 January caused serious problems in the...
Isolated light showers expected, temperatures slightly above average Cyprus

Isolated light showers expected, temperatures slightly above average

January 20th, 2019 The height of snow at Troodos square was 58 centimetres on Sunday with some light snowfall expected later in the day, the met office said. Police issued warnings for some roads still affected by flooding or rockslides including: In the Morphou area, the Kampos - Ayia Varvara due to rockslides In Paphos the road from Gialoufou...
Many rural roads closed due to overflowing rivers Cyprus

Many rural roads closed due to overflowing rivers

January 19th, 2019 Roads in rural areas have closed due to overflowing rivers and mudslides, police said on Saturday. According to authorities the Ayia Marina-Peristerona road, the Kambos-Ayia Varvara road, and the Prodromos-Trooditissas road were closed to traffic from the overflowing river. Police added that the Pedoulas-Kykkos-Kambos road, the...
Nicosia water cuts to be over by noon, Paphos still has problems Cyprus

Nicosia water cuts to be over by noon, Paphos still has problems

January 18th, 2019 Water cuts in Nicosia due to the technical problems at desalination plants will be over by noon, head of the Nicosia water board Nicos Zambakides said on Friday morning. The desalination plants were not working from Thursday morning after seawater mixed with a large amount of seaweed, sand and mud. The filters could not cope and had...
Sun remains out but some roads slippery Cyprus

Sun remains out but some roads slippery

January 18th, 2019 Sunshine on Thursday meant the situation on the island’s roads is improving although there are still slippery roads so drivers in the mountains have been warned to be cautious. More water is flowing into the reservoirs, which are now 46 per cent full. The height of snow in Troodos square is 61cm. On Friday the weather will be...
Fifth Paphos dam overflows as sun returns Cyprus

Fifth Paphos dam overflows as sun returns

January 17th, 2019 The dam of Ayia Marina Chrysochous overflowed early this morning, making it the fifth reservoir in Paphos filled to 100 per cent of capacity. Ayia Marina Chrysochous has the capacity to hold 300,000 cubic metres of water. At the same time last year, the small reservoir was only 36.2 per cent full. In the past few days, the Argaka,...
Large parts of Paphos road network hit by flooding Cyprus

Large parts of Paphos road network hit by flooding

January 16th, 2019 As strong winds and torrential rains persisted throughout the day on Wednesday, a large portion of the Paphos road network suffered extensive damage, much of it caused by torrents from the overflowing Dhiarizos river. The fire service rushed to pull a car out of the Dhiarizos river which had overflowed on Wednesday, after it was swept...
Motorists safely rescued after being swept away (Updated) Cyprus

Motorists safely rescued after being swept away (Updated)

January 16th, 2019 Two motorists who were stranded in a car which had been swept into the river by a gushing torrent on Wednesday in the Ayiou Therapon community area in Limassol were safely rescued by members of the disaster response special unit. The two were attempting to cross a flooded river when they were swept away. The inaccessibility of the...
Torrential rain filling reservoirs but public pays a price Cyprus

Torrential rain filling reservoirs but public pays a price

January 16th, 2019 Torrential rain across the island on Tuesday and Wednesday has caused short-term havoc but is filling the reservoirs with much needed water. By Wednesday night, the reservoirs reached record levels for Cyprus, as they stood at 40.5 per cent full, compared with a little over 31 per cent on Tuesday morning. “We expect them to...
More rain and storms, closed roads, flooding on Wednesday (updated) Cyprus

More rain and storms, closed roads, flooding on Wednesday (updated)

January 16th, 2019 Torrential rain and strong winds wreaked havoc across Cyprus, which saw power cuts, overflowing rivers, flooded dwellings, and other damage to property. Some schools remained closed on Wednesday as crews worked to repair power lines affected by the weather overnight. The fire service reported over 80 calls for assistance across the...
Severe weather causes power outages in Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca Cyprus

Severe weather causes power outages in Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca

January 15th, 2019 Power outages hit across the island on Tuesday as heavy rains and strong winds caused damage to the electric authority’s (EAC) network. The met office said that the rains and strong winds will persist through Wednesday and that temperatures will drop, before starting to rise by the end of the week. “The strong winds created...
Dangerous and slippery roads after overnight rains (Updated) Cyprus

Dangerous and slippery roads after overnight rains (Updated)

January 15th, 2019 Despite torrential rain and strong winds in the Larnaca and Famagusta districts during the night, no damage was reported. Rain and snow in the mountains however mean that a number of roads are dangerous and slippery, police warned on Tuesday morning. Many roads were closed on Tuesday morning due to torrential rain and snowfall...
Motorists warned of fog and mudslides Cyprus

Motorists warned of fog and mudslides

January 14th, 2019 Police warned motorists on Monday evening of rock and mudslides on mountainous roads in the Limassol district and of dense fog in the Paphos and Troodos areas. The road between Gerasa and Kalo Chorio, pilode said, is closed in both directions due to rock and mudslides. Rock and mudslides have also occurred on the Zoopigi to Agros...
All roads open but cold snap expected Cyprus

All roads open but cold snap expected

January 14th, 2019 A cold snap over the next few days will bring with it extremely cold weather and strong winds, especially in the mountains, and more snow on higher ground. However, as of Monday morning all roads in the mountains were open to traffic without restrictions. Temperatures on Monday will rise to 15C inland and in coastal areas and 5C on...
Increased traffic to Troodos as snow deepens (Update) Cyprus

Increased traffic to Troodos as snow deepens (Update)

January 12th, 2019 Police on Saturday said that there was increased traffic in Troodos’ Olympus area as visitors rushed to enjoy the snow, which reached 65 centimetres following the snowfall over the last few days. Snow in the Troodos square is currently at 45cm. The roads between Prodromos and Troodos, Karvounas to Troodos and Platres to Troodos ...
Almost all roads open as sun comes out Cyprus

Almost all roads open as sun comes out

January 11th, 2019 Almost all roads in the mountains are now open to traffic after sunny and warm weather on Friday morning improved driving conditions. The Kelokedaros – Amargetis – Natas road which was closed due to the overflowing Xeros river for days is now open, and only the Galataria – Salamiou road and the Tzelefos bridge remain closed in...
Roads improve but problems remain in some areas (updated) Cyprus

Roads improve but problems remain in some areas (updated)

January 11th, 2019 THE postal services on Friday announced there will be delays in the delivery of mail in mountainous areas due to the weather conditions that made a large number of roads in those areas inaccessible. Although the situation on the roads has improved following days where more than 40 roads were closed to vehicles without four-wheel drive...
Roads remain closed due to snow and ice Cyprus

Roads remain closed due to snow and ice

January 10th, 2019 Due to several days of ice, snow and heavy rainfall police announced on Thursday morning that the following roads are still closed: Prodromos – Troodos Kelokedaros – Amargetis – Natas Galataria – Salamiou   The Panayia – Asprogia, Panayia – Statos Ayios Fotios and Stroumbi – Tsada roads are slippery...
Residents stay home as snow closes roads, schools and shops Cyprus

Residents stay home as snow closes roads, schools and shops

January 9th, 2019 With residents of increasing numbers of villages around Troodos and Paphos waking up to white surroundings on Wednesday, many decided the most sensible course of action was to stay at home by the fire. In Platres, most places were closed because of the snow. “We had no newspapers, no supermarket, and the bank didn’t open until...
Weather causes power outages, school closures and road accidents (updated) Cyprus

Weather causes power outages, school closures and road accidents (updated)

January 8th, 2019 Heavy rain and snowfall across the island throughout the day caused a range of problems on Tuesday including power outages, school closures and an accident in Platres involving a bus with 25 tourists on board that had to be rescued by authorities. The same weather pattern with very strong westerly winds and cold temperatures is set to...
Continuing bad weather closes roads in Paphos, mountains Cyprus

Continuing bad weather closes roads in Paphos, mountains

January 6th, 2019 Roads in Paphos have been closed after rivers have overflowed while roads in the mountains on Sunday remained closed to those not driving a 4x4 or who have chains on tyres. In Paphos the Kelokedaros-Nata road has been closed after the Ziripilli river overflowed, as is the Galataria-Salamiou road following the overflowing of the Xero...
Old weather data contributed to Kyrenia flooding deaths Cyprus

Old weather data contributed to Kyrenia flooding deaths

January 4th, 2019 Antiquated data and construction errors were responsible for the deaths of four people in flash-flooding in Kyrenia last December Turkish Cypriot ‘public works minister’ Tolga Atakan said on Friday. According to statements Atakan gave to Bayrak, the Kyklos area of Kyrenia – where the flooding took place – was undergoing road...
Water levels in reservoirs reach 20 per cent Cyprus

Water levels in reservoirs reach 20 per cent

January 4th, 2019 Overall water levels in the reservoirs have now reached 20 per cent of capacity, rising by 1.4 per cent in the previous 24 hours, Fedros Rousis, senior engineer at the Water Development Department (WDD), announced on Friday. According to Rousis, during the first three days of the year a total of 10.3 million cubic metres (mcm) flowed...
Excess rain no reason for wasting water, Kadis says Cyprus

Excess rain no reason for wasting water, Kadis says

January 3rd, 2019 Despite the heavy rainfall over the past few days, Cyprus continues to face a water shortage and the public should still make an effort to conserve, agriculture minister Costas Kadis cautioned on Thursday. “The rains are certainly welcome, but they do not resolve our problem with water shortages,” Kadis told state broadcaster...
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