Cyprus: The most destructive fire in the island nation's history

The wildfires that have been raging since 03 July afternoon in Cyprus' Limassol district and spreading to Larnaca communities are the most catastrophic since the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus.

A completely burned in wildfire property in Melini village in Larnaca mountain region, Cyprus, 04 July 2021. Source: EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU

The bushfires in Cyprus have forced the evacuation of people from endangered villages. Four Egyptians farm workers were found dead in an area outside the Community of Odou village on Sunday 04 July.

A view of a fire in the Larnaca mountain region on Saturday, July 3, 2021. Source: AP Photo/Petros Karadjias

Cyprus has asked fellow European Union member states on Saturday to help battle a huge fire in a mountainous region of the east Mediterranean island nation that has forced the evacuation of at least three villages.