Uncontrolled it is blowing that erupted in the Malia community in Limassol province in and expanded to neighboring villages.
On Wednesday night, a charred corpse was found in a car that was completely burnt down the Lania-Males Road and at dawn, in the same vehicle, a second charred corpse was found in the same vehicle. The corpses are expected to be identified.
They burned houses
Houses and vehicles were burned by the fire, and citizens’ rescues are constant. Two people were transported to a hospital with burns and the on -site first aid station encountered at least 10 cases, with citizens with respiratory distress and eye problems.
The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, also arrived in the affected areas in Limassol.
Three houses have surrendered to flames in Silicou, with firefighters and residents fighting with flames. “We are fighting on our own,” says the Silican mayor, referring to a dramatic situation. Residents have gathered in the village square, and the elderly have already removed the community for security reasons.
Evacuated villages
Several villages were evacuated such as Agios Ambrosios, Kyides, Souni-Zanatzia, Agios Therapson, River, Hair, Vassa, Mountains, Skili, Hill, Peradi, Monagri. A camp was also evacuated on the boundaries of the hill community and the children were transferred by the Parents’ Associations in a safe area.
“The primary concern is to have no human loss. There the efforts focus. The weather does not help, “said the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides. and publicly appealed around the world to follow the instructions of the Authorities.
Heat-record and critical drought
The temperature on the island reached 43 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, with authorities issuing an orange warning. The conditions are expected to worsen today with temperatures of up to 44 degrees, the highest of the year so far.
Cyprus is affected by prolonged drought, with aquatic reserves receding at critical levels. The area where the fire occurred is near the Kouri Dam, the largest in the country, which was only 15.5% of its completeness on Wednesday.
International assistance
Cyprus has called for urgent help through the European Civil Protection Mechanism, with Spain expected to send two aircraft today.
Jordan has also expressed its intention to assist extinguishing efforts, according to government spokesman Konstantinos Letibiotis.
