Serious gaps in evacuation planning, widespread fire safety failures and limited immediate aerial capacity were expressed to parliament by fire chief Nikos Longinos on Wednesday.
Appearing before the House environment committee, Longinos directed particular criticism at civil defence over shortcomings exposed after last year’s Limassol fires .
He informed MPs that key weaknesses remain unresolved, especially in how evacuations are organised and communicated.
“ I found gaps that have not
