Cy-alert reaches residents with delay as Agia Anna fire “surrounded”

Firefighting forces have surrounded the wildfire burning near the Kalo Chorio firing range, and efforts to bring it under control are at a good stage, Department of Forests Director Savvas Iezekiel said. He noted that the main difficulty firefighters now face is strong winds carrying embers to different points in the area.

It has also emerged that the cy-alert message warning residents of the fire was received late after the blaze broke out, according to a photograph of the alert reviewed by...