1.1 Cyprus Humanitarian Background
Cyprus Humanitarian Background
Disasters, Conflicts and Migration |
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Natural Disasters |
Yes / No |
Comments / Details |
Drought |
n/a | n/a |
Earthquakes |
Yes |
23-Feb-1995 , Killed : 2 , Total Affected : 1,865 10-Sep-1953 , Killed : 40 , Total Affected : 100 |
Epidemics |
Yes | 5-Jul-1996 , Total Affected : 280 |
Extreme Temperatures |
Yes |
Jun-2007 , Killed : 4 Jul-2000 , Killed : 5 , Total Affected : 400 10-Aug-1998 , Killed : 52 , Total Affected : 100 |
Flooding |
n/a | n/a |
Insect Infestation |
n/a | n/a |
Mudslides |
n/a | n/a |
Volcanic Eruptions |
n/a | n/a |
High Waves / Surges |
n/a | n/a |
Wildfires |
n/a | n/a |
High Winds |
n/a | n/a |
Other Comments |
Storm: 22-Jan-2004 , Total Affected : 10 27-Jan-2003 , Total Affected : 30 22-Dec-1969 , Killed : 3 |
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Man-Made Issues |
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Civil Strife |
n/a | n/a |
International Conflict |
n/a | n/a |
Internally Displaced Persons |
n/a | n/a |
Refugees Present |
n/a | n/a |
Landmines / UXO Present |
n/a | n/a |
Other Comments |
Transport Accident: 26-Sep-2005 , Killed : 31, Affected : 5 Miscellaneous accident: 11-Jul-2011 , Killed :13 , Affected : 62 11-Aug-1998 , Affected : 692 |
For more detailed database on disasters by country, please see the Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters:
Calamities and Seasonal Affects
For information on Cyprus weather details, please see the following documents:
Cyprus Temperature and precipitation charts
Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.
Capacity and Contacts for In-Country Emergency Response
Government
Civil Defence in the broadest sense, is series of measures,
preventive and repressive, whose goals are the protection and the
security of people and their property and the mitigation of the
possible results, whether are caused by hostile action, natural or
technological disaster, among the population.
The Civil Defence Force is an organised service under the Ministry
Interior and covers the whole free areas of the Republic of
Cyprus. The Civil Defence Force is consisted by the General
Administration of Civil Defence (GEDPA), based in Nicosia and five
(5) District Administrations (PEDPA), one in each District.
For information on Cyprus Civil Defense, please see the following documents:
For information on Cyprus Government contact details, please see the following link:
4.1 Cyprus Government Contact List
Humanitarian Community
For information on Cyprus Humanitarian Agency contact details, please see the following link: