Last week, 49 residents in two communities in the island’s western Paphos district were evacuated to hotels as a wildfire threatened their homes, while aircraft from Greece and Jordan joined in firefighting efforts.
In Greece, several tourists have lost their lives in the heat.
A missing Dutch tourist was found dead early on Saturday on the eastern Greek island of Samos, local media reported, the latest in a string of cases in which tourists on Greek islands have died or gone missing.
A 70-year-old American tourist was also found dead after going missing on Thursday on the small island of Mathraki in Greece’s northwest extremity. The tourist had last been seen Tuesday at a cafe in the company of two female tourists who have since left the island.
Some, if not all, had set out on hikes in blistering hot temperatures.
A view of an ambulance and a fire brigade van on a beachfront of Symi island, Greece, Sunday, June 9, 2024 (AP)
Temperatures across Greece on Saturday were more than 10 degrees Celsius (18F) lower than on Thursday, when they peaked at almost 45C (113F). They are expected to rise again from Sunday, although not to heatwave levels.
Authorities were still searching for four people reported missing in the past few days.
On Friday, two French tourists were reported missing on Sikinos, a relatively secluded Cyclades island in the Aegean Sea, with less than 400 permanent residents.
The two women, aged 73 and 64, had left their respective hotels to meet.
British TV presenter, Dr Michael Mosley, was found dead on the island of Symi last weekend.
Source link : https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/cyprus-deaths-greece-heatwave-weather-b2563761.html
Author :
Publish date : 2024-06-17 07:48:50
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
