Desalination plant evacuated near Kouris river – Cyprus Disaster was averted last week after the Sovereign Base Area Police and its partners from within the Republic of Cyprus managed to divert the overflowing Kouris river away from the nearby desalination plant, potentially saving lives and averting an environmental issue. The police were called last Wednesday by the general manager of the plant who reported the water from the overflowing Kouris Dam had caused the river to rise to three metres in some places and was on a direct collision course with the plant. At the time, the plant contained 17 members of staff and many tonnes of the chemical, chloride, which was now under threat. (LINK). HIWI042020-01-18T15:23:29+01:00