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‘They should have known the ground was unstable’
Probe into Pissouri homes points finger at contractors and town planning TOWN planning authorities and construction contractors alike are responsible for the land slippage problems faced by homeowners...
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Fight for justice in housing ordeal
Cracks are opening in walls, water pipes bursting and electrical pipes tearing apart as the land moves beneath houses in the village of Limnes. Three families have been evicted in the past year amid...
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Pissouri appeals to state to save crumbling coastline
PISSOURI officials are appealing to the government to step in and help prevent further erosion of its coastline and beaches, which has also destroyed most of a popular coastal path. Petros Foutas, the...
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Owners of destroyed homes running out of hope
Despite promise after promise from ministers and state officials, no measures have been taken to counter the land slippage that has caused the destruction of homes and roads in Limnes village Pissouri...
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Missing couple found in Pissouri area
A couple reported missing from the Aphrodite’s Rock area were later found by a joint investigation of police, the fire service, and ambulance service, police said on Tuesday. Specifically, the man, 24,...
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Times lists two Cyprus hotels among Europe’s top 20 for September sun
Two of the best 20 hotels in Europe to spend time in September are located in Cyprus, according to The Times newspaper. The paper looked at the best places to book now, when, as they say, “temperatures...
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2018: broken houses, refugees and a zest for life
As 2018 comes to a close and a new year lies ahead, it’s difficult to choose just one story that stands out from the rest this year. I have written many articles dealing with difficult or...
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Weekend closure of part of Paphos-Limassol road
Part of the Paphos to Limassol road near Pissouri will remain closed during the weekend police said, due to rock slides. Crews from the public works department are working to restore the problem and...
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Part of Paphos-Limassol motorway remains closed
The motorway from Paphos to Limassol will remain closed during the next few days, police announced on Monday. Both lanes of the highway have been closed due to rock and landslides between Avdimou and...
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Compensation finally for Pissouri residents in damaged homes
The government is to compensate owners of homes affected by the land slippage in Pissouri, the head of the House interior committee, Andreas Kyprianou said on Monday. The problems caused by the land...
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Limnes homeowners win compensation battle
But serious concerns over whether payouts will cover costs of landslip destruction Evicted Pissouri homeowners this week won their long battle for government compensation over properties ruined by a...
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Angry Pissouri residents block highway (updated)
The community of Pissouri blocked the Limassol to Paphos highway on Sunday morning to demonstrate against the lack of compensation from the state for homes that are slipping down the hillside....
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Pissouri land to be mapped, residents warned about compensation
The tender for a land management study of the Limnes area of Pissouri, where residents have been forced to abandon their homes due to land slippage, will be launched this month, the interior ministry...
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‘No more mockery it’s a landslide’
RESIDENTS of Pissouri whose homes are crumbling due to a landslide, and their supporters, are continuing to press for action and are calling on the state to stop wasting time and to assume...
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Marine police pick up sick man from boat off Pissouri
Police on Tuesday picked up a man from a private yacht off Pissouri to shore for transfer to hospital after he complained of not feeling well. According to police, the Kato Paphos port station received...
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Minister’s Pissouri visit just a charade
This interior minister obviously had his brief from his superiors well before arriving in Pissouri. Walk around the village with your eyes closed, do NOT engage with any of the families affected –...
View ArticleThree arrested for abduction, robbery and assault
Three people were remanded on Tuesday in connection with a reported assault on a permanent resident of Cyprus in Limassol. Two men, aged 41 and 29, were remanded for six days by Limassol district court...
View ArticlePissouri residents without water after pipes burst
Despite the heavy rains that have hit Cyprus recently, the village of Pissouri, located in the Limassol district, has been without water for the past week after pipes supplying residents ruptured...
View ArticlePissouri water supply restored
Authorities have restored water provision at the village of Pissouri but alternative sources will be sought in a bid to avoid supply problems in the future, the Cyprus Mail has learned. Members of...
View ArticleBurglaries in Pissouri said to be targeted at expats
British expats in Pissouri say they are the target of a widespread burglary campaign as residents have expressed deep concern over the spike in break-ins over the past few months. Pissouri is known for...
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