in-cyprus5 Jul 2026

Community restoration projects underway one year after devastating Limassol wildfires

Affected communities in mountainous Limassol are seeing the implementation of self-selected restoration projects one year after the most destructive wildfire ever recorded in Cyprus.

The fire, which broke out on 23 July 2025, claimed two lives and destroyed homes, private properties, historic monuments, and vast forest areas....

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