#Limassol

In the searing summer heat firefighters throughout Thursday continued to battle the blaze that incinerated an estimated 120 square kilometres in the Limassol district, with two people confirmed dead and at ...

Animals affected by the Limassol wildfires are in urgent need of food, water, and veterinary care, as no formal mechanism has been established to support them, Animal Welfare Commissioner Antonia ...

Archbishop Georgios expressed deep shock and sorrow over the deadly wildfires currently ravaging parts of the island in a statement released Thursday, calling for calm and unity in a time ...

The village of Omodos is in “hell” as the wildfire raging in the Limassol district bears down on the village, its mukhtar Evgenios Michael said on Thursday evening. Speaking to ...

The Limassol district village of Arsos was “left without support from the state” after firefighters withdrew from the frontline of the fire near the village on Wednesday, its mukhtar Yiannakis ...

Approximately 120 square kilometres of land has been burned in the Limassol district, according to a preliminary assessment given on Thursday. In a statement, the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence (University of ...

In the wake of the devastating wildfires that have shaken our communities, the Women’s Organisation of Pioneering Limassol has announced its full readiness to support those affected. “At a ...

Turkish Cypriot leadership election candidate Tufan Erhurman on Thursday afternoon visited the coordination centre which was set up to organise the response to the wildfire which has been raging in ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday afternoon denied that the government had been “negligent” in its handling of a wildfire which broke out in Limassol on Wednesday and killed two, ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Thursday assured the public that health services remain on high alert due to the ongoing wildfires, with public hospitals on standby and a first aid ...

Villages in the Limassol district on Thursday began to count the cost of the wildfire which tore through the district on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Vouni village mukhtar Mattheos ...

A total of three villages impacted by the ongoing wildfire in the Limassol district have been reconnected to the electrical grid, electricity authority (EAC) spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou confirmed on Thursday ...

The transport ministry on Thursday announced the signing of an agreement with the Olympia athletics club (GSO) to launch a new park and ride service at Tsirio stadium in Limassol.   ...

Roads across the Limassol district were closed on Thursday as a wildfire which started on Wednesday afternoon continued to burn. The road between the village of Trimiklini and the villages ...

The wildfire which broke out in the Limassol district and has thus far killed two people was arson, fire brigade chief Nikos Longinos said on Thursday. Speaking to CyBC radio, ...

Offers made by Turkish Cypriots for help in fighting a wildfire in the Limassol district, which killed two and caused dozens to be evacuated from their homes, were rejected by ...

As wildfires continue to threaten villages in the Limassol district, emergency support is being offered from across the region, with local businesses and community groups stepping in to help fire ...

Teams from the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) are working urgently to restore power in areas affected by wildfires in Limassol and Paphos. EAC spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou told the Cyprus ...

A 38-year-old man has been arrested and remanded in custody after members of the drug squad Ykan discovered a quantity of illegal drugs in his vehicle and other premises linked ...

Traffic is building up near Ayios Tychonas following a road crash on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway, police said on Tuesday. According to an official statement, several vehicles were involved in the ...

A recent oil spill off the coast of Limassol has triggered mounting concern among residents and swimmers, many of whom say the sea remained polluted for days despite official statements ...

A new beach is to be created in the heart of Limassol, the city’s mayor Yiannis Armeftis said on Friday. Speaking to newspaper Phileleftheros, he confirmed that the area, ...

Concerns were raised on Thursday over a ship which is due to dock in Cyprus on Friday, with it having been reported that the vessel is transporting explosives and artillery ...

The Limassol district administration announced on Tuesday that construction has begun on a €9.5 million wastewater and rainwater drainage system in Palodia, a village located about 11 kilometres from Limassol. “We consider ...