TUMBLEDOWN rocks on the Yermasoyeia to Arkounda road in the Limassol district

TUMBLEDOWN rocks on the Yermasoyeia to Arkounda road in the Limassol district, loosened by last month’s earthquake, were yesterday secured with a wire mesh net.

The government had originally thought to reroute the road, fearful of possible rock-falls. But in the end a wire “safety net” was deemed sufficient insurance against disaster, and Interior Minister Christodoulos Christodoulou was on site yesterday to see abseilers manoeuvring the mesh into place.

Christodoulou went on to government refugee estates in the Limassol suburbs of Linopetra and Ayios Athanasios to inspect ongoing repair work there.

In the wake of the August 11 tremor, the government pledged to invest £50 million over five years in making ageing refugee housing, put up in a hurry after the 1974 invasion, quake-proof.

Disastrous quakes in Turkey and Athens, coming on the tail of the local tremor, have heightened public concerns about building safety in the event of a major tremor.

The August 11 quake, centred just north of Limassol, caused structural damage to many homes but did not result in any serious injuries or loss of life.

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