More than 150 homes were damaged after Limassol’s destructive tornados, the district office said on Thursday, as authorities scrambled to keep up with calls for assistance.
Though Yermasogia was the worst hit, the severity of the storm affected areas such as Pyrgos, Zakaki, and Moni, Limassol district officer Marios Alexandrou said.
So far, damage to 137 homes, two apartment buildings, eight commercial premises and 22 vehicles has been recorded.
The government helped five families living in Yermasoyia temporarily stay in a hotel in Limassol, due to the damage to their properties.
Nonetheless, Yermasoyia Mayor Kyriakos Xydias told the Cyprus News Agency that the situation was visibly better as the road networks, water, and electricity had been repaired.
One man had four fingers amputated after he tried to rush into his children’s room, but the door slammed shut.
Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides expressing his solidarity with the residents of Yermasoyia wishing that “all material damage be repaired as soon as possible” while expressing his readiness to take immediate action for all the assistance requested.
(Source Cyprus Mail)