A firefighting helicopter drops water to extinguish fire at the area of Souni near Limassol, Cyprus July 24, 2025. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
NICOSIA (Reuters) -Two people were killed and hundreds evacuated as a massive wildfire tore through southern Cyprus, destroying homes and threatening communities amid an intense heatwave.
At least 100 square kilometres (39 square miles) was razed to the ground in a wine-producing region north of the city of Limassol after the blaze broke out around midday on Wednesday, with several fronts still active on Thursday morning.
