NICOSIA – Four people were found dead as a huge fire raged for a second day in Cyprus.
The blaze affected at least 10 communities over an area of 50 square kilometers in the foothills of the Troodos mountain range.
The victims were found dead close to the community of Odou, a mountainous community north of the cities of Limassol and Larnaca.
The European Union’s (EU) executive, the European Commission, said fire-fighting planes departed from Greece to battle the fire, and Italy was also planning to deploy aerial firefighters.
EU’s emergency Copernicus satellite was also activated to provide damage assessment maps of the affected areas.
The cause of the fire, which started around midday on Saturday, was unclear.(Reuters)
