Cyprus Says Huge Forest Fire "Under Full Control"

A huge fire broke out in Cyprus on Saturday and swept through parts of the Troodos mountain range, leaving four Egyptian labourers dead.

The Cyprus Forestry Department said Monday that a deadly wildfire, the island's worst in decades, was now "under full control". The blaze, fanned by strong winds, broke out Saturday and swept through parts of the Troodos mountain range, leaving four Egyptian labourers dead, before being reined in by water bombing by Greek and Israeli aircraft. "The fire that broke out on Saturday... came under full control today Monday, July 5, 2021 at 08:00 am (0500 GMT)," the department said in a statement. It added that firefighters were still deployed en masse around the village of Arakapas to tackle any potential further outbreaks.