78 calls for help were received from residents of Cyprus
rumedia24.comFirefighters worked until the early hours of Tuesday, March 19, after heavy rain and hail hit the island.
The capital of Cyprus suffered the most. The main blow fell on the municipalities of Tseri, Latsia, Lakatamia and Strovolos.
The head of the rescue service, Andreas Kettis, noted that a total of 78 calls for help were received from residents of Cyprus, and 20 teams worked all night.
The crews included 13 people from the fire service, two from the voluntary organization Support Cy, two from civil defence, two from Etea and a team from the voluntary organization Pavlos… Staff from the Nicosia district headquarters were also recalled from leave to provide assistance.
Police were also notified of problems caused by large amounts of water on Limassol Avenue, as well as several vehicles being stranded and damaged.
“We also deployed municipal crews primarily to pump out rainwater,” Kettis said.
Source: cyprus-mail.com
