Limassol building where balconies collapsed had not been classified as dangerous

The apartment block in Limassol where two balconies collapsed and fell onto a parked car on the street below had not been classified as dangerous, but had been highlighted by the city’s municipality as “in need of maintenance”, Limassol district governor Yiannis Tsouloftas said on Tuesday.

“A letter had been sent stating that it had sustained damage and disintegration of its external walls, and that the balconies needed maintenance,” he told the Cyprus News Agency....