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Technical fault delayed Cy-Alert fire warning by two hours, Civil Defence spokesman admits

Technical fault delayed Cy-Alert fire warning by two hours, Civil Defence spokesman admits

Cyprus’s national early-warning system, Cy-Alert, failed to fulfil its mission after a major delay was observed in sending evacuation messages during yesterday’s wildfire in the Kalo Chorio area of Larnaca.

Civil Defence press spokesman Panayiotis Liasidis admitted, in comments to State Radio, that there was a two-hour delay due to a technical problem....

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