Many mountainous and semi-mountainous areas across Cyprus are facing many problems, following yesterday's severe weather. In Troodos, where the snowfall continued until midnight, the height of the snow in Troodos Square reached 50 cm and at the top of Olympus 70 cm.
The temperature in the area ranges between 6 and 8 degrees below zero.
At around 13:15 it started to snow in Paralimni as well.
More than 30 villages are still blocked and many schools remain closed.
Electricity was cut off in more than 10 communities, most of them in Nicosia province, due to the damage caused.
All roads to Troodos are closed to all vehicles.
All-night "battles" of farmers and stockbreeders over time in Famagusta
Farmers in the free area of Famagusta spend their evenings in their fields these days, fighting hard over time in order to save their plantations.
In the area, very low temperatures prevail, resulting in frost during the night. Farmers fought this phenomenon all night by watering their potato plants.
Both greenhouse owners and ranchers in the area are constantly on the alert due to the weather, who are constantly monitoring their premises, strengthening the facilities in their effort to protect them from the severe weather.
However, very large damages have not been avoided. That is why officials of the Ministry of Agriculture rushed to the area and made a first assessment of the situation, while today they will continue to record the damage.
Source: FILELEFTHEROS