News and articles about the weather and weather related issues in Cyprus.
Torrential rains relentlessly battered the island yesterday, with a reported 80 calls to emergency services and traffic jams congesting the motorways and the streets of the capital.
The main problems were reported in the Famagusta, Larnaca and Nicosia districts, with homeowners and motorists calling for help to deal with the effects of the relentless rain, including basement flooding and rescues from stranded cars. Read the rest of this entry »
Nearly 11 million cubic metres of water have flowed into dams in Cyprus since the beginning of February raising the water reserves to 51%.
Water reserves during February 2009 were only at 12% capacity. Read the rest of this entry »
High winds caused chaos in Nicosia Wednesday.
Gusts of up to 7 beaufort felled trees and damaged cars.
The winds were accompanied by temperatures as low as 9 centigrade with the mercury expected to fall even lower over the next couple of days.
Source: Cyprus Weekly
Extreme weather conditions are expected from this afternoon and continuing until the weekend, the Weather Service announced today.
According to Meteorologist Panayiotis Michael, Cyprus is being affected by the same weather system causing storms in southern Greece. Read the rest of this entry »
State services battled throughout the entire day yesterday as more heavy rains fell across the island, flooding dozens of dwellings and causing traffic havoc.
No injuries were reported, although a few people trapped in their homes and vehicles came close to drowning.
The hardest hit areas were the villages of Avgorou and Frenaros, in the Famagusta district, and the suburbs and city of Limassol. Read the rest of this entry »