I should stress at the start of this article that this was about as close as we were allowed to fly the drone to the reservoir. Owing to a nearby military base there is an exclusion zone that includes the dam end you can see in this shot. Also, if you are thinking of flying your own drone here, don't do it from the main road to Akoursos, as there is a row of pylons between the road and the dam. We drove part way along the track to Adonis Baths and launched the drone from just above the garden centre you pass on the way.

Fortunately, our drone is quite posh, and comes with handy zoom modes. This is x3.

And this is x7 magnification. This level of zoom is fine for taking pictures, but it makes filming harder as every slight bump is magnified 7 times. There will be a film along tomorrow so you can judge for yourself.

No amount of zoom will show you what is happening on the other side of the dam though, so we will just have to content ourselves with these shots.

Paphos hasn't had much luck with water this winter. So far it hasn't rained much, and the desalination plant (our only one) burnt down a few weeks ago. When I first heard about this leak I was suspicious, and suspected sabotage, given the desalination plant's fire. However, the news articles about the issue referred to bad building practices of the Sixties, so at least skullduggery can be ruled out.