The large blaze near Akrounta in Limassol remained out of control on Sunday morning as aeri al fire fighting means returned to the skies.
The fire burned along both sides of the Akrounta-Dierona road and into the pine forest of Kakomali, where it has so far burned around six and a half kilometers of forest.
Ground force operated throughout the night.
Two Canadair planes are expected to arrive from Italy later in the day.
Due to the severity of the fire, the Iphestus plan has been activated which includes the ministers of defence, interior, justice, transport and agriculture.
Visiting the coordination centre in Dierona on Saturday evening, President Nikos Christodoulides said he expected a “difficult night”.
Asked about reports of suspicious activity in the area before the fire broke out, he said all allegations will be considered but fighting the fire was the priority, “and then we will look at that specific issue.”.
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