An aerial view of Kouris reservoir, where a once-submerged Church is fully exposed, near Alassa village in Limassol, Cyprus August 26, 2025. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
KOURIS RESERVOIR, Cyprus (Reuters) -Saint Nicholas church in the hills above Limassol, normally submerged in the Kouris Reservoir, offers a stark glimpse of the worsening water crisis in Cyprus. The belfry is fully exposed and the building is surrounded by parched earth.
Lying at the far east of the Mediterranean, Cyprus has always lived with drought. But climate change has turned dry spells into a permanent challenge and authorities are increasingly turning to desalination to meet rising water needs.
