A fire was raging on Thursday in Kyrenia district in the north, burning a forested area.
Turkish Cypriot media said the blaze is in Tziklos area, at the height of Pentadaktylos mountain range, on the road from Nicosia to Kyrenia.
They also reported residents in a panic but that the fire had already been placed under control.
The road had been temporarily closed to traffic and efforts are still being
