Fifteen immigrants were spotted in the early morning of Wednesday in the coastal area of Geronisos in Kato Pyrgos and Cypriot authorities have mobilised to make the necessary arrangements.
This is the second arrival of illegal immigrants in a short space of time, since another nine immigrants from Syria had arrived in the Akti area of Pigenia village, southwest of Kato Pyrgos on August 2.
The fifteen immigrants who arrived in the island`s shores today, are 14 men and 1 woman and authorities were going to try to host as many of them as possible at the reception centre for asylum seekers in Kofinou, in Larnaca District.
In statements to CNA Kato Pyrgos Community Council Chairman Costas Michaelides expressed his satisfaction for the government`s response to the incident. A meeting is due to take place on Thursday morning with port police officers. He had earlier expressed concern and called on the government to take the incidents seriously.
On her part Civil Defence spokesperson Olyvia Michaelidou also told CNA that the 15 immigrants arrived from Turkey and that they had been initially transported to police stations in Pafos and Limassol.
All immigrants said they came from Syria.