The police are continuing their investigations into the cause of the wildfire which swept through Limassol villages on Wednesday and Thursday and killed two people, spokeswoman Kyriaki Lambrianidou said on Saturday.

As firefighting forces in Cyprus stay on high alert for any additional flare-ups along the fire's front, the devastation from the blaze that claimed two lives becomes increasingly evident. About 125 square kilometres of greenery was reduced to ashes in the mountainous Limassol region,

The devastating wildfire killed an elderly couple who were trying to escape, and damaged 72 residential homes, 43 of which were completely destroyed, local Cypriot authorities said

The Turkish Cypriot authorities would have sent a helicopter to help fight the wildfire which killed two people in the Limassol district this week, had their offer of help been accepted by the Republic of Cyprus,

Cyprus is offering a €10m incentive package to investors who take on the development of a new science and technology park in Limassol, the hub of the country’s burgeoning ICT sector.

Two people have been killed and hundreds more evacuated as a massive wildfire tore through southern Cyprus, destroying homes and threatening communities amid an intense heatwave. The two people found dead were in a burned-out vehicle, presumably trapped by the fire.

Two fires are raging out of control in Limassol and Paphos districts and people are being evacuated from various villages with one serious injury already reported.Houses and cars have also been burned and Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis,