Paphos Life

It is at Akoursos, near houses again unfortunately....

Max

I can hear helicopters in the distance. Hopefully they will get it under control soon.

Can see the smoke from Peyia and the helicopters out. Hope everyone ok

In the news:

https://www.paphoslife.com/news/huge_fi ... once_again

Under full control as of 19:00

The helicopters were still flying well after 8. Pray all is well with people living there.!

It was the worst local fire I have witnessed in the years we have lived in Akoursos. I believe that at least one house was lost......
Was evacuated but allowed to return later ...
Very disappointed to see the amount of "ghouls" turn up to witness the distress of locals...
Taking there pictures and generally being a nuisance...

This video published from the press shows it.... quite scary again

https://pafoslive.com.cy/σε-καλό-δρόμο-βίντεο/

Max

I drove up through the outskirts of Akoursos yesterday morning en route from Pegeia to Kathikas and was astounded at how much of the undergrowth had been burnt so close to the village. This was BEFORE this latest horrible fire.

About a month ago I was following a rental car, when the driver chucked a cigarette out of the window, this was on the old larnaca -Limassol road, I immediately blasted my horn at him and saw him looking into his mirror, I gestured with my hands, why did you do that, he put his foot on the gas and sped off, this is how the majority of fires start.

Same thing happened to me couple weeks ago,a fag end was chucked out by the driver of an old pick up,I did actually stop and trod on the still glowing end which had ended up in the tinder dry grass verge,

daveg wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 8:05 am It was the worst local fire I have witnessed in the years we have lived in Akoursos. I believe that at least one house was lost......
Was evacuated but allowed to return later ...
Very disappointed to see the amount of "ghouls" turn up to witness the distress of locals...
Taking there pictures and generally being a nuisance...

This is precisely why I stayed away from Tala and Akoursos.

lotus wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:52 am Same thing happened to me couple weeks ago,a fag end was chucked out by the driver of an old pick up,I did actually stop and trod on the still glowing end which had ended up in the tinder dry grass verge,

Reading your post, I should of done the same, stopped and stamped on it, but I was hoping he would pull over and I was going to explain the dangers of what he had just done.