Civil Defence says technical fault delayed CyAlert warning

A technical fault delayed the delivery of a CyAlert emergency warning during Monday’s wildfire in Larnaca district, Civil Defence said on Tuesday confirming it activated the Polyvios emergency evacuation plan to safely evacuate residents from Ayia Anna and Psevdas.

Civil Defence said it had assisted in the evacuation of the affected communities in line with instructions from the incident commander and under the provisions of the Polyvios emergency response plan....