Storage capacity in dams reaches 19.8 per cent

Water runoff into the island’s dams saw a substantial uptick in recent days, although the overall situation remains precarious, a former official told the Cyprus Mail on Tuesday.

Over the past four days alone, approximately 3.3 million cubic metres (mcm) flowed into the reservoirs – bringing total storage up to 19.8 per cent of capacity on Tuesday. On the same date last year, storage was at 25.8 per cent.

So far this hydrological year – measured from the beginning of October...