Every year wildfires grip the island. On July 23, firefighters and volunteers battled blazes in the wine villages of Limassol, taking two days to bring the situation under control. The fires have impacted most of the so-called Krasochoria region. The extent of the fire made it the largest in the history of the island.
About 125km² of greenery was reduced to ashes according to data from the European Space Agency’s
