“This is a catastrophe, it will take a long time before we can assess the damage cause by the fire and start planning the next steps,” Turkish Cypriot “prime minister” Unal Ustel told media in the north on Thursday.
The Cyprus government on Wednesday sent two firefighting planes and a helicopter to the northern part of the island to help fight off the fire.
The aircraft were sent on Wednesday afternoon after the Turkish Cypriot authorities submitted a request for help to Unficyp.
Cyprus police, subsequently sent a helicopter to join aircraft from the British bases, Unficyp and Turkey.
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