Cyprus has requested international help to curb the fire that has hit its head around the town of Arakapas near Limassol, around 2 p.m. Saturday. Cyprus Post of the article.
According to official reports, in addition to the firefighters firing on the site, four planes and six helicopters were put out from the air by the firefighters who had already covered a large area. In Arakapasz, many homes became prey to fire, and local residents took refuge from the fire in the church before evacuating.
The head of the Forestry Bureau, Alexander of Haralambos, said it seemed that Cyprus would not act alone, and the firefighters could not deal with the flames on their own. Andreas Kittis, a spokesman for the fire brigade, noted that Cyprus requested and received international assistance at the request of the government, that Greece sent two planes and that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the northern part of the island promised two planes. .
The situation is aggravated by the fact that planes and helicopters have to land, and the fire cannot be extinguished from the air at night under the guise of darkness.
He said that makes it more difficult Head of the Vasos region Vasiliou –That some Arakapas simply do not want to leave, they are so clinging to their homes that they will salvage what could be in the embrace of the flame.
