Four dead due to ‘most destructive’ forest fires in Cyprus, according to Europe News

Hundreds of firefighters and several firefighters flew into the Troodos Mountains for a second day in a rage.

Four people have been found dead for a second day when a huge fire broke out in Cyprus, and an officer who was destroying parts of the forest called the worst recorded in the fire.

The strong winds have damaged at least 10 communities on a 50-square-kilometer area and destroyed 19 homes at the foot of the Troodos Mountains, in an area planted with pine trees and dense vegetation.

The victims, believed to be Egyptian citizens and agricultural workers, were found dead near the mountainous community north of the cities of Odou, Limassol and Larnaca.

“All indications are that there are four people who have been missing since yesterday,” Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Sunday.

“We are suffering the most destructive fire since the founding of the Republic of Cyprus in both material damage, but unfortunately also in human lives,” Nouris said.

Nouris said the firefighting aircraft and ground crew were routed to two massive fire fronts between the towns of Odou and Vavatsinia. Authorities said they are “cautiously optimistic” that the flames will continue to recede, but the strong wings expected on the same day could hamper efforts.

The 36 people who were evacuated from his home have been taken to hotels in the capital of Nicosia, Melini said while providing food and water to residents of the village.

Hundreds of hundreds of firefighters and firefighters are fighting to stop the fire, state radio broadcaster RIK reported.

The European Union’s executive agency, the European Commission, has said firefighting planes have departed from Greece to fight the blaze. Italy and Israel have also reportedly been airlifting aid to Cyprus.

The EU’s Copernicus emergency satellite was also activated to provide damage assessment maps for the affected areas, the Commission said in a statement.

“It is the most passionate forest in the history of Cyprus,” Charalambos Alexandrou, director of the Forest Department, told Omega TV in Cyprus.

They tried to prevent the fire from crossing the mountains and before reaching Machairas, a pine forest and one of the highest peaks in Cyprus.

The cause of the fire, which started around noon on Saturday, was unclear. Cyprus experiences high temperatures and droughts during the summer months, and in recent days the temperature has exceeded 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).

Police said a 67-year-old man was being questioned in connection with the fire.