Over one hundred firefighters worked to put under control a fire that broke out near Akamas this weekend, authorities said on Sunday.
The fire threatened houses and destroyed 300,000 square metres of forest vegetation.
It broke out at 3pm on Saturday near the village of Kathikas in Paphos and it was put under control about six hours later.
Crews of approximately 100 people from the forestry department with 18 fire engines, 11 members of the fire service with four fire engines and another from the game and fauna service were on site.
In total seven aircraft coordinated by the police were battling the blaze with the activation of Icaros 2 Plan.
Firefighting forces stayed in the area overnight.
The causes of the fire are being investigated.