Smoke from a forest fire is seen in Ora village, Larnaca, Cyprus, Jul 3, 2021, in this picture obtained from social media. NICOSIA: A huge forest blaze in Cyprus has killed four people, destroyed homes and forced evacuations of villages as Greece, Israel and other countries deployed fire-fighting aircraft to the Mediterranean island.
The fire began on Saturday afternoon and has swept through districts in the southern foothills of the Troodos mountains as the country grapples with a blistering heatwave."It is a tragedy," President Nicos Anastasiades said on Twitter, describing it as"the largest fire since 1974" when the island was divided after Turkey occupied its northern third.
The blaze had caused"loss of life" and destroyed property and forest lands, Anastasiades said, adding that the government will provide immediate assistance to the victims and the families of the victims.Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said that four charred bodies were found outside the village of Odos in Larnaca district.A view of flames from a fire in the Larnaca mountain region, Jul 3, 2021.
The daily Phileleftheros newspaper said the four bodies were found about 400m from their burnt-out vehicle.Janez Lenarcic, European Commissioner for Crisis Management, said on Saturday its"aerial firefighting capacity" had been mobilised, with Italy and Greece sending planes to help. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said"two firefighting planes" would be sent. They were expected to arrive on Sunday.Source: AFP/dv
Cc angie_a
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'Shocked' Mitsubishi Electric CEO to quit over data deceitMitsubishi Electric's CEO said he will step down to take responsibility for 'three decades of systematic deceit' during which the Japanese firm ... I hope our Politicians can learn / follow this CEO🙏🏾 Looks like the well being of top CEOs are in the hands of new data juggling small frys in the organisation. All that life efforts & disciplines coming to a waste.
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
4 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections in Singapore, all linked to previous casesSINGAPORE: Singapore reported four new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Saturday (Jul 3), all links to previous cases. ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Soccer-Spain reach Euro semi-finals with penalties win v SwitzerlandSpain's Mikel Oyarzabal struck the winning penalty after Switzerland's Ruben Vargas fired over the bar as Spain won 3-1 in a shootout following a ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
How to keep peace at home with young and old during the Covid-19 pandemicSINGAPORE — Property agent Celine Ng, 40, lives in an executive government-built flat with her husband, four children aged two to 15, her parents and a domestic worker.
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »
Tennis-Swiatek crushes Begu to reach Wimbledon last 16LONDON: Former French Open champion Iga Swiatek stormed into the Wimbledon fourth round on Friday as her relentless pressure proved too much ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Without ICUs, doctor in Jakarta hospital battles to help COVID-19 patientsIndonesian doctor Cheras Sjarfi says the small public hospital where she works in south Jakarta was not ready for the influx of COVID-19 patients who arrived after a surge of new infections in the world's fourth-most-populous country. Only equipped for basic health care, her facility has had to treat COVID-19 patients even though it lacks the life-saving ventilators and intensive care units they sometimes require. Grappling with the worst outbreak in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has reported record daily cases in seven of the past 11 days, including on Thursday, with 24,836 new infections and 504 deaths, both new highs.
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »