Torrential Rain Floods Famagusta Roads
Torrential rain, which fell non-stop until noon today in Famagusta caused flooding in many areas. Motorists faced the tricky task of making their way through flooded roads. During the day, local municipal teams, the fire brigade and the head of the civil defence organisation carried out inspections and ensured the clearing away of the water […]
Turkey Blasts EU Resolution On Varosha
Turkey has rejected a “non-binding” resolution made by the European Parliament against Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on the issues of Varosha and Cyprus. “We completely reject the non-binding resolution adopted by the MEPs on our country and the TRNC”, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said in a statement. Emphasising that […]
Covid-19 Cases Occupy Half Of South’s Hospital Beds
Hospitals in south Cyprus have given the alert following the continuing spike in coronavirus cases, which emerge in the low hundreds every day. According to Greek Cypriot daily ‘Phileleftheros’, the high number of cases is putting great pressure on the health system, noting that 50 percent of hospital beds are occupied by coronavirus cases. The […]
Heavy Rainfall And Thunderstorms Met Office Warns
Rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue throughout North Cyprus until 6pm on Saturday, the Met Office has said. Worst affected will be the east coast and the eastern Mesarya. The Met Office said that the ongoing downpours and thunderstorms in the region are heavy (2.1-5.0 cm of rain) throughout the island, and very heavy […]
