Larnaca DLGO gives Filanta block days to address dangerous conditions or face evacuation

The Larnaca District Local Government Organisation (DLGO) has given owners of the Filanta apartment block near the port a deadline of days to begin addressing its dangerous condition, warning that evacuation orders will follow if they fail to act, DLGO president Angelos Hadjicharalambous said.

The Filanta block is the largest dangerous inhabited building on the DLGO’s list, comprising five blocks, 79 apartments and ten shops with more than 90 owners. Hundreds of people are estimated to live...