The big fire in Kantara, which has been going on for 24 hours, is heading towards the occupied village of "Madres".
The large fire was started to operate earlier on Wednesday two firefighting aircraft of the Forestry Department of the Republic of Cyprus.
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The aircraft went to the area at the request of the Turkish Cypriot side which reached the Republic of Cyprus through the UN.
Helicopters from Turkey and the British Bases are also operating in the large fire.
The "Minister of Rural Development and Natural Resources", Dursun Oguz, speaking to "Bayrak" said that with the strong winds blowing in the area, on Wednesday afternoon, the fire was moving westward in the direction of the occupied village of "Madres". Because of this development, air assets intervening in the fire were redirected to the area.
Oguz said that on Wednesday afternoon he was not in a position to make a prediction as to when the fire could be brought under control.
Meanwhile, speaking to the illegal "Bayrak", the "chairman of the Disaster and Emergency Committee", Huseyin Jahitolwu, announced that on Wednesday afternoon, 1 helicopter from Turkey, 2 helicopters from the British Bases and 2 firefighting aircraft from the Republic of Cyprus intervened in the major fire in Kadara.
On the same issue, Ismet Korukoglu, the "Deputy Foreign Minister" confirmed to "Bayrak" the news that earlier the TC side requested assistance from the Republic of Cyprus through the UN.
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