Under the title “Typhoid fever warning”, Turkish daily Kibris newspaper (06.06.12) reports that due to the sewer waters starting from occupied Mia Milia village reaching occupied Famagusta through the Pediaios river have resulted in causing serious health issues in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus.
According to the paper, which cites information from the “Green Famagusta Association”, the cases of fever, vomiting and diarrhoea, especially among young children, have lately increased in the breakaway regime due to the fact that the sewer waters reaching the coast of occupied Cyprus. Speaking to the paper, the spokesman of the Famagusta Environment Platform, Ceyhun Uniter, underlined that, many places are in danger of infection. He also stated that the “government” has not taken any measures, despite the warnings made by environmental organizations and various media publications.