Landslides in a residential area occurred at dawn in Aglantzia. The landslide damaged a car , as well as an adjacent house under construction.
The occupant of the affected house told the Cyprus News Agency, "We woke up terrified, it was very scary. A large piece of rock had fallen again after a previous earthquake. This happened again today."
Mayor of Aglantzia Andreas Constantinou told the Cyprus News Agency that it was the first time such a large piece of rock had come off and he estimated that this was a consequence of the earthquake. The house that is under construction and has a building permit with the new conditions,he said, had a retaining wall, which limited the damage, while the older house, for which the municipality is not in a position to know the conditions of the building permit, was more affected, with the soil entering the house.
Constantinou told the Cyprus News Agency that the municipality has started work to shore up the rocks, with a €1 million fund from the Interior Ministry, but this is only for government-owned plots. He noted that the municipality cannot intervene in private houses with public funds. What it does is make recommendations to residents to avoid illegal use of the caves.
It is noted that the Municipal Council of Aglantzia, in a decision dated 20/10/2021, decided to make a record of cases where such problems seem to arise and to invite the owners of the premises in early 2022, when the record is completed, to take the necessary measures.
The Mayor noted to the Cyprus News Agency that with a recent decision of the Municipality, it is a necessary condition in new building permits that a geological study is carried out and a retaining wall is erected, in order to avoid similar phenomena in the future.
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