Dam levels double to 42.4% after rare spring rainfall surge

Cyprus dam levels stand at 42.4%, exactly double the figure recorded on the same date last year, the Water Development Department (WDD) has said, following an exceptional spring that pushed inflows well above the previous three years combined.

Marios Hatzikostis, First Technical Engineer at the WDD, said dams are currently holding 123.4 million cubic metres of water, compared with 61.5 million cubic metres at the same point last year. “Compared to last year’s picture, we are much better off...