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Melco donates five fire emergency response vehicles

Melco, the operator of Cyprus Casinos, has donated and delivered five lightweight fire emergency response vehicles to communities affected by deadly wildfires that devasted Larnaca and Limassol’s rural areas in July 2021.

5th April 2022

Cyprus

One injured in cruise ship fire off Greece

A fire broke out Friday on an Italian-flagged cruise ship sailing through the Ionian Sea, injuring one crew member among the nearly 300 people on board, the Greek coastguard said. The fire

18th February 2022

Europe/Maritime

American Academy Larnaca helps Greek fire victims

American Academy Larnaca students collected school supplies sent in backpacks to 40 students in an area devastated by last summer’s huge Greek wildfires. Supplies were sent to the Ayia Anna High School

20th January 2022

Cyprus/Life & Society

Cyprus to toughen pandemic, fire-starter laws

Attorney-General George Savvides and House President Annita Demetriou agree on replacing antiquated laws on contagious diseases and preventing wildfires with more effective rules and stricter fines. They had a meeting to examine

13th July 2021

Cyprus

No price tag on fire response

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it bluntly: “Implementation, implementation, implementation.” That is what Cyprus must do immediately to alleviate the pain of the 80 or so households, farms and

11th July 2021

Cyprus/Editorial

Government offers €6 mln for fire-stricken villages

The Cabinet has approved a €6 mln budget to compensate people who lost their homes and businesses in the island’s worst wildfire, including families of the four Egyptian workers who perished. Interior

7th July 2021

Cyprus

Biggest deadly fire brought under control

A deadly fire in the south-eastern foothill of Troodos that burnt through 10 villages across Limassol and Larnaca, claiming the lives of four Egyptian farmworkers, was brought under control Monday after a

5th July 2021

Cyprus/World

Four Egyptians die in Cyprus’ worst wildfire, man remanded

Four people found dead outside Odos Larnaca village are thought to be the missing Egyptian labourers engulfed by the island’s worst-ever forest blaze, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. He said the four

4th July 2021

Cyprus/World

Hospital in north Nicosia evacuated after fire

A fire at the Turkish Cypriot hospital Burhan Nalbantoğlu, in the north of Nicosia, led to the evacuation of 300 patients, as two people died after being transferred to a private hospital.

28th February 2020

Cyprus