Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....

The midweek paper is starting to ask, "Who's to blame" for the scale of the disaster, caused when we were deluged with rain for almost 36 hours. OK we had an excessive amount of rain, but the environmentalists are wanting to know who allowed building in riverbeds, or who turned a blind eye to it. President Talat says that greed is to blame, with people building in riverbeds and on flood plains for their own financial gain.

One of the most serious consequences was in Lefkosa State Hospital, where seven people died after a power cut caused by the flooding. The basement where back up generators were housed flooded, making these useless also, leaving vital medical

The Orams are once again heading back to court, because their legal team is challenging the Court of Appeals decision. So once again we need to watch this space.

The mayor of Lefkosa is threatening to resign if he is not given funding and permission to demolish houses built on riverbeds etc. Now correct me if I am wrong, but should the local authority not be involved in agreeing to planning consent!

One of the leading poiticians in the south has admitted that the recent resolution, scrapping the Treaty of Guarantee was wrong. He claims that the timing was all wrong and that such intervention could backfire in the event that the current peace talks failed. He said that the blame game, in the aftermath of the talks ending unsuccesfully, could point the finger directly at the South. Is it possible that the South are now finally getting it wrong?

Easyjet and Jet2 are set to launch low cost flights from the UK to Paphos this summer. This could be interesting for anybody coming over, but you have to bear in mind the time and cost of the 3 hour journey to Paphos.