President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday will chair a meeting over the issue of migrants living in a controversial building complex in Chroraka village where residents complain their safety is at stake from the third-country nationals.
The community leaders of Chorakas and also of neighbouring villages demand immediate and drastic measures related to the large influx of migrants in the coastal district of Paphos to ensure residents’ safety.
The meeting follows recent violent incidents after the electricity was cut at the specific building which is predominantly inhabited by illegal migrants – some of whom were found to be stealing the supply from a nearby substation.
In fact, the building’s residents – mainly from Syria – have lived without access to water and power supply for months now.
This forces them to steal electricity from neighbouring houses and the substation of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus which has now been put under guard.
Chlorakas residents want the government to find specific structures to host migrants whose relocation from the building complex should be immediate.
The meeting follows violent clashes between the migrants and police after the electricity supply was cut. The police deployed chemical irritants to disperse the protesters.
