The financial support of the government is requested by the residents of the mountain communities in order to cope with the precision, and the prolonged winter, the President of the Union of Mountain Communities, Andreas Kitromilidis, told the Cyprus Times.
He stressed that the biggest problem facing the residents of mountain communities is the increases in electricity, gas and oil prices.
"Although there was financial support last year, however, this year things in the mountain villages are much more difficult compared to the city, as people in the mountain villages are still living prolonged winter, with heating and fireplaces being necessary and expensive," he said.
Next Monday, as Mr. Kitromilides, they expect that the government will announce assistance for these people in the highlands, who are holding on with much difficulty in their villages.
"Those residents left in the highlands are struggling to survive and we hope to be heard and have the support so that these people can also survive," he said.
It will be recalled that the onslaught of bad weather in several cases in mountain communities such as Prodromos and Kiperounda created serious problems in the road network as well as water supply, with households being left without water for hours.
As Prodromos community leader told the Cyprus[/B] Times, residents are trying to warm up in their homes with heating and a fireplace, as the snow has trapped them, while temperatures do not allow them to move around.
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