A huge forest fire is raging in Limassol on the southern coast of Cyprus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Residents have been evacuated from their homes in the fire-ravaged villages and homes have suffered "significant damage," according to a fire department spokesman, Reuters writes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nearby Jordan is sending help to fight the flames. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201d"The situation is very difficult and the fire front is huge. All forces have been mobilized," President Nikos Christodoulides told the press. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three people have been taken to hospital, two of whom have suffered burns, local media reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the day, a heat wave has swept across the country. Inland, it was 43 degrees during the day and tomorrow is expected to be the hottest day of the year with up to 44 degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: Aftonbladet.se<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
En enorm skogsbrand rasar i Limassol p\u00e5 Cyperns s\u00f6dra kust. Inv\u00e5nare har evakuerats fr\u00e5n sina hem i de brandh\u00e4rjade byarna och bost\u00e4der har f\u00e5tt \u201dbetydande skador\u201d, enligt en talesperson f\u00f6r brandk\u00e5ren, skriver Reuters. N\u00e4rliggande Jordanien ska skicka hj\u00e4lp f\u00f6r att bek\u00e4mpa l\u00e5gorna. \u201dSituationen \u00e4r mycket sv\u00e5r och eldfronten \u00e4r enorm. Alla styrkor har mobiliserats\u201d, s\u00e4ger […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":293830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[1004,595,6022,155,289],"class_list":["post-300620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-turism","tag-brand","tag-cypern","tag-eldinferno","tag-turism","tag-vader"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n