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Cyprus struggles to contain wildfire, homes damaged
NICOSIA: 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. “I can confirm that there is considerable damage to some dwellings,” fire brigade spokesperson Andreas Kettis told Cyprus’s state broadcaster CyBC.
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arabnews.com
Cyprus struggles to contain wildfire, homes damaged
NICOSIA: 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…
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Two dead as Cyprus battles wildfire in searing heat
SOUNI, Cyprus: Two people have died in a wildfire outside Cyprus’s second city of Limassol fanned by strong winds and temperatures that were forecast to reach 44C, authorities…
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nytimes.com
Sprawling Wildfires Kill 2 and Force Evacuations in Cyprus Amid Stifling Heat
The fire had burned more than 24,000 acres in Cyprus, where officials had warned of fire danger as temperatures rose above 100 degrees.
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theguardian.com
Two more killed amid raging wildfires in Cyprus and Turkey
Deaths in Cyprus bring overall toll on the eastern Mediterranean island and neighbouring Turkey to 12