A scene from the village of Ora as a forest fire ravages through the area. Courtesy: Andrea Anastasiou
This image of a child watching a forest fire burn through the village of Ora in Cyprus has gone viral. Courtesy: Andrea Anastasiou
Volunteers help carry a hose in an effort to contain a fire near the Kotsiatis area on the outskirts of Cyprus's capital, Nicosia.
Trees burn on the slopes of the Troodos mountain range.
Firefighters douse flames near Kotsiatis. Four people have been killed in the worst forest fire in Cyprus in decades.
A burnt house in Ora village, Larnaca, Cyprus.
Farmers dispose of 80,000 chickens that died from heat and smoke inhalation near Ora village on the southern slopes of the Troodos mountains.
A view of a burnt house outside Ora village, Cyprus.
A Spanish firefighting plane dumps water on the southern slopes of the Troodos. A farmer, 67, has been arrested and remanded in custody on suspicion of causing the blaze.
President Nicos Anastasiades described the blaze as ‘the largest fire since 1974’ in Cyprus, the year the island was divided after Turkey occupied its north.
Destroyed vehicles close to the Cypriot village of Agioi Vavatsinias. More than 50 square kilometres of forest and farmland has been destroyed.
Fanned by strong winds, the fire has swept through much of Cyprus leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
Heavy smoke hangs in the sky above Ora as the fire shows little sign of abating.
However, Mr Anastasiades said the blaze appears to have largely been contained but could resurge.
Firefighters in a forest on the slopes of the Troodos mountain chain in Cyprus.
Firefighters attempt to put out a blaze in a forest on the slopes of the Troodos mountain chain.
A charred house stands in the village of Ora, Cyprus.
A scene from the village of Ora as a forest fire ravages through the area. Courtesy: Andrea Anastasiou
This image of a child watching a forest fire burn through the village of Ora in Cyprus has gone viral. Courtesy: Andrea Anastasiou
Volunteers help carry a hose in an effort to contain a fire near the Kotsiatis area on the outskirts of Cyprus's capital, Nicosia.
Trees burn on the slopes of the Troodos mountain range.
Firefighters douse flames near Kotsiatis. Four people have been killed in the worst forest fire in Cyprus in decades.
A burnt house in Ora village, Larnaca, Cyprus.
Farmers dispose of 80,000 chickens that died from heat and smoke inhalation near Ora village on the southern slopes of the Troodos mountains.
A view of a burnt house outside Ora village, Cyprus.
A Spanish firefighting plane dumps water on the southern slopes of the Troodos. A farmer, 67, has been arrested and remanded in custody on suspicion of causing the blaze.
President Nicos Anastasiades described the blaze as ‘the largest fire since 1974’ in Cyprus, the year the island was divided after Turkey occupied its north.
Destroyed vehicles close to the Cypriot village of Agioi Vavatsinias. More than 50 square kilometres of forest and farmland has been destroyed.
Fanned by strong winds, the fire has swept through much of Cyprus leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
Heavy smoke hangs in the sky above Ora as the fire shows little sign of abating.
However, Mr Anastasiades said the blaze appears to have largely been contained but could resurge.
Firefighters in a forest on the slopes of the Troodos mountain chain in Cyprus.
Firefighters attempt to put out a blaze in a forest on the slopes of the Troodos mountain chain.
A charred house stands in the village of Ora, Cyprus.
A scene from the village of Ora as a forest fire ravages through the area. Courtesy: Andrea Anastasiou
