Alarm grows over water shortages as dam inflows remain critically low

Inflow into Cyprus’s dams since October has reached just 1.7 million cubic metres, highlighting the severity of the island’s worsening water crisis.

The figures were made public on Tuesday by the water development department (WDD), with senior technical engineer Marios Hadjicostis describing the level as “tragic” and effectively insignificant for replenishing reserves.

He said dam capacity continues to decline because water consumption remains higher than inflow.

 A meaningful improvement...