Mayor Georgiou said: People started to contact me at around the same time as the earthquake, that w

Mar 7, 2014 @ 13:44
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Scenes at the hugely popular Polis campsite – one of the two affected beaches- are shocking. Some 40 metres of sandy beach have literally been sliced away, leaving only a cliff-type ledge leading to the sea.
In nearby Latsi café beachside seating areas are teetering on the brink of a sandy ledge close to the water, which used to be 40 metres away before the mystery erosion. In both cases there is no longer a beach.
What s left of the blue-flagged beach now only stretches from the seaside café to the edge of the larger of two lifeguard towers - the second lookout tower has disappeared altogether. The rest of the beach- about 40 metres according to the Polis Mayor Angelos Georgiou, has vanished into the sea.
So far, only four of the 14 have been erected in the sea by Latsi port. Phase one was completed in 2010 and Zevros said phase two, which will run from the last breaker up to the campsite at Polis, should have commenced immediately afterwards.
The crisis meant that funds weren t available for this and now it will be very difficult to undertake. We are trying rosary to garner the funds from the European Union. We need about 5 million. Without this help we will be unable to go ahead with the plans in the foreseeable future.
As there isn t any data available yet, I can t say if the earthquake rosary caused this reaction; further investigation is needed. The master plan to construct the further breakers is for the east side of the area, perhaps some softer measures will be taken for the west side, (Latsi).
Mayor Georgiou said: People started to contact me at around the same time as the earthquake, that we had this problem. We are hoping for suggestions from the authorities to ensure we can protect the beach and make it usable for the new season.
Laurie said: We felt the earthquake, lights were swinging and there was a huge roar. This is the first time we ve come to look at the campsite beach, rosary we noticed problems at the other beach in Latsi The campsite beach is one of the most frequented in the summer, we ve had parties on the beach here, its fantastic and now its just gone.
Husband Paul added: I believe that the effects caused by the earthquake have been pushed this way as the wave breakers protected the area further along. It s terrible rosary and I don t know how they are going to re install the beach. They need to put the breakwaters in this end.
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