Troulli faces menace of drifting mines

ALTHOUGH life in the storm-hit village of Troulli was getting back to normal yesterday, residents faced a new danger of drifting land mines.

Saturday’s heavy rain not only flooded roads and houses, it also shifted land mines from a nearby National Guard minefield.

Subsequent mud slides helped to move the mines, and now an operation is under way to locate and collect them.

In an effort to find the mines and secure the area, fields and roads have been cordoned off in and around the Larnaca village.

Mukhtar Mammas Alexiou said the missing mines were now the greatest dangers facing villagers after the storm.

“The National Guard are looking for mines which have shifted. We hope the operation will be successful so people can move freely again.”

Telephone and electricity lines were reconnected in the village yesterday.

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