Eight injured after strong winds sweep coastal areas

FIVE PEOPLE were injured, one seriously, when strong winds tore through an open market held every Sunday in Oroklini near Larnaca.

Two men and two women were treated at Larnaca hospital and released, while a third woman was kept for observation after suffering a spine fracture.

The winds damaged stalls and seven cars parked in the area of the Oroklini lake, just off the motorway.

The gusts tore through the stalls, scattering the merchandise all over the area.

Metal frames crushed into the cars, causing serious damages.

On the coast of Zygi, between Larnaca and Limassol, three fishermen were injured when their boat crashed into the rocks during rough seas.

One of the men underwent emergency surgery while the other two were discharged after receiving first aid at Larnaca general hospital.

Their boat was destroyed.

Other fishermen who saw the accident notified the police who scrambled on the scene along with fire-fighters and frogmen from a nearby military unit.

The chairman of the area’s association of professional fishermen said the men were out collecting their nets when the accident happened.

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