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Civil Defence Intensifies Efforts to Locate New Shelters in Paphos

Published March 5, 2026, 16:03
Civil Defence Intensifies Efforts to Locate New Shelters in Paphos

Civil Defence is intensifying efforts to locate and assess new shelters in Paphos, in an effort to increase the ability to protect the population. Procedures are already underway to record suitable spaces, with the assistance of officials from the Land Registry, the Game Service and the District Administrations. The aim is to fully evaluate the existing shelters, their possible upgrading and the optimization of their operation. Measures are also being considered to encourage the creation of new shelters, including the provision of urban incentives to owners who build shelters in new buildings. There are already 81 shelters in Paphos with a total capacity of approximately 17,000 people, and checks continue to add new ones.