NICOSIA (Reuters) -Two people were killed and hundreds evacuated as a massive wildfire tore through southern Cyprus, destroying homes and threatening communities amid an intense heatwave. At least 100 square kilometres (39 square miles) was razed to the ground in a wine-producing region north of the city of Limassol after the blaze broke out around midday on Wednesday,

A massive wildfire killed two people as it ripped through forests outside Cyprus's second city of Limassol, fanned by strong winds and temperatures forecast to reach 44C, authorities said on Thursday.