00:00Firefighters in Cyprus are battling the country's largest wildfires in over 50 years.
00:08The fires caused the destruction of many homes as well as the evacuation of dozens of villages.
00:13Two people were also found dead in a burnt out car on Wednesday night.
00:19The wildfires scorched at least 120 square kilometers of land
00:24and have destroyed just over 1% of the island's landmass.
00:30The blaze continued to rage into Thursday.
00:33A fire department spokesperson warned that strong winds and intense heat
00:37may further worsen the situation, which he said could potentially become very dangerous.
00:44While the cause of the fire is still being investigated,
00:47the chief fire officer told local media eyewitnesses who called the fire service
00:52had reported arsonists had caused the fire to break out at a landfill.
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