FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Cyprus is grappling with a severe water crisis as the country’s major reservoirs show alarming depletion levels during a climate-challenged summer marked by prolonged drought.
Water levels have dropped dramatically, raising fears that some reservoirs may soon run dry.
The situation is especially dire at the Kouris Dam, the island’s largest, which holds a capacity of 115 million cubic meters. Currently, it stands at just 14% of that capacity—less than half of last year’s level, which was 31%.
Speaking to the state broadcaster CyBC, representatives from agricultural unions PEK and EKA stressed that additional desalination efforts may be the only viable solution.
According to the Water Development Department, the total reservoir capacity across Cyprus is 290 million cubic meters.
As of now, only 16.3% of that capacity remains, compared to 34.4% during the same period last year.