US EditionCyprus Struggles to Contain Wildfire, Homes Damaged
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The Cypriot government has requested assistance from neighboring states and the EU.
Al-Monitor
Cyprus struggles to contain wildfire, homes damaged
NICOSIA (Reuters) -Firefighters in Cyprus were battling on Wednesday to contain a huge wildfire forcing the evacuation of at least four villages on the first day of a heatwave which sent temperatures soaring.Authorities said the fire was raging in terrain north of the southern city of Limassol, stoked by strong winds and high temperatures. A fire brigade spokesperson said there had been 'considerable damage' to homes in the region, known for its…
During his official visit to Cyprus, Engineer Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, confirmed that this morning the President of the Republic, Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi, issued directives that quickly provided all possible support to the State of Cyprus, to contribute to efforts to quell the forest fires in Limassol. The Minister explained that two specialized helicopters from Egypt had already arrived on the same day.
The floods covered dense regions north of the city of Limassol, and in Turkey, ten rescuers died trying to extinguish fires in the province of Eskišehir.
Egypt Dispatches Two Helicopters to Fight Cyprus Fires, Ministers Say
Minister of Energy, George Papanastasiou, and Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Karim Badawi, announced in joint statements made on Thursday at the coordination center in Limassol the dispatch of two specialised helicopters from Egypt to assist in efforts to extinguish the fires that have been raging since yesterday in Paphos and Limassol, which are expected to arrive in Cyprus by this afternoon.
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