Nicosia: The deadly brush fire that claims four lives and has been described as the most destructive cobala in the history of Cyprus 61 years as an independent republic is now fully controlled, said Cyprus authorities Monday.
The Ministry of Forestry Cyprus said more than 600 people managed to load fire on Monday morning after scorching more than 55 square kilometers (21 square miles), forcing the evacuation of nine villages and burning homes, businesses, gardens and forests.
The firefight crew remains at the scene if the fire turns on the temperature reaches 35 C (95 F).
Cypriot electric authorities said they hoped to have the power returned to at least seven villages on Monday night.
Look for the crew on Sunday found the body of four people believed to be an Egyptian worker outside the village of Orou on the south bank of Troodos Main Mountain Cynrus.
Men, aged 22 to 29 years, have lost Saturday afternoon when the fire began outside of Arakapas nearby and spread quickly in the middle of strong winds.
Officials said four tried to escape from fire along the grounds of the ground, but their small truck turned out of the way and fell to the embankment.
They tried to escape on foot but didn’t work.
Trade unions have requested a full investigation into the death of workers and their work safety conditions.
President Nicos Anastasiades said the fire “unprecedented tragedy” for Cyprus except for the destruction brought in by the 1974 war which divided the island along the ethnic line after Turkey stormed a coup intended to union.
Some of the residents of the area that lost their homes and property for the fire crying as they described seeing labor for life to burn.
People were allowed to return to their homes after their village was declared safe.
Anastasiades, who traveled the villages of fire on Sunday, promised government assistance to the farmers and homeowners who lost plants and property and their families binned.
The crew has assessed damage so that the population suffering from a fire can receive the first compensation package this weekend.
Anastasiades on Monday opened a bank account for personal contributions to help those who lost their homes and livelihoods.
Police spokesman Christos Andreou told the Associated Press that a 67-year-old man was investigated on charges of combustion.
He said “more than one witness” had seen the man leaving his garden shortly before the fire broke there.
The court ordered him to remain detained for eight days.
The firefight crew has joined police officers, soldiers, civil defense staff and wildlife and many community members who volunteered.
Authorities say more than 70 fire extinguisher, 14 bulldozers, and many water tankers are mobilized, while the National Drone Guard provides the upper eye to find a new Fire Front.
A total of nine Cypriot fire aircraft, and police helicopters and national guards were deployed.
Two helicopters from the British military base in Cyprus also helped the efforts of fire fighters, along with two Canadair CL-415 Greece aircraft and two wing planes remained Israel.
Cypriot forest fire that killed 4 is now under control
