Forest patrols prevent disaster at Akamas beach barbecue, Koutrafas fire

Forest Department cameras and patrols stopped two illegal fires within hours of each other, department spokesperson Glafkos Kyriakou told philenews.

In the first case, a group of young people took their barbecue to Lara beach, which falls within the Akamas forest park. As soon as they lit the coals, they were spotted immediately by the Forest Department’s cameras....