Forestry officers burn Machairas woodland to head off summer wildfire risk

The Forestry Department has set fire to sections of Machairas Forest for the second year running, burning off accumulated vegetation that officials say could fuel a rapid, uncontrollable wildfire if left unchecked. Officers carried out the burn on Wednesday at Maratheftis, on the forest’s edge, targeting zones where a fire breaking out could spread quickly […]

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