A strong thunderstorm "hit" the occupied Pentadaktylo and the surrounding areas last night, giving an air of hope and relief....
According to the Turkish Cypriot media, the heavy rains that prevailed last night in the burning villages, which for four days had been undergoing superhuman efforts to extinguish them, helped put an endto the fiery nightmare.
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Thus, from midnight onwards, the fire was completely extinguished with the residents of the areas declaring from the first moment that they were particularly happy.
"I never thought I would shed tears for any rain in my life. Thank you...," T/C said among others on kibris postasi.
Citizens who were at the fire front at the time the rain broke out reported that the flames were so high that they disappeared with the rain.
Post on the group "Weatherproof Cyprus" about the fire before and after the rain in the occupied territories:
Republic of Cyprus aircraft
Following this development, Republic of Cyprus aircraft will remain at their bases, according to the Director of the Forestry Department, Haralambos Alexandrou, speaking on state radio this morning.
As Mr. Alexandrou said, "the storm helped to completely extinguish the fire. The aircraft were ready to participate today, but they don't have to, so they will stay at their bases."
Referring to what the large fire left behind, Mr. Alexandrou said that based on their own estimate, an area of 20 square kilometers has been burned.
"The 90% is forest, in the mountainous area on the north side of the Pentadaktylos," he noted.
As for the cause of the fire, according to Mr. Alexandrou, the fire appears to have been started by a trolley, which was carrying out work.
Stuart thanks those who helped
Meanwhile, as stated in a post on the UN's Twitter account in Cyprus, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stuart, "appreciates the efforts made by Nicos Anastasiades and the Greek Cypriot community to assist the Turkish Cypriot community to fight the fire and thanks the UK, Israel and Turkey for their support to Ersin Tatar and all those affected."
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