The apartment block that collapsed in Germasogeia at midday on Holy Saturday has now been fully demolished, as investigators examine documents, warning letters and witness statements in an effort to establish what led to the disaster that killed two people.
The site remained strewn with rubble, twisted metal, mattresses and concrete on Easter Sunday, after crews moved in to tear down the rest of the building because it was considered highly dangerous.
The block had effectively split in two, with its southern side leaning sharply after columns in the ground-floor parking area gave way.
The investigation into the collapse is continuing at a pace, with the examining authorities gathering evidence and statements that are expected to shed light on the causes of the tragedy.
According to Philenews information, the material under review includes documents and letters relating to the building, among them records from the Germasogeia municipality and the Limassol District Local Government Organisation.
One apartment owner, a Greek Cypriot who lived in the building, appears to be a key figure in the investigation, according to the same information.
He had sent a letter to the Limassol district local government organisation, warning of serious structural problems in the building and saying he had been unable to reach an understanding with the other owners on taking immediate action. That letter appears to have prompted an on-site inspection by the organisation, whose officials then classified the building as dangerous.
As previously reported by Philenews, the organisation wrote on March 26, 2026, that the building posed a risk to owners, tenants and passers-by, and said action was necessary. It called on the owners to carry out repair works, remove dangerous elements and take protective measures to eliminate the risk.
The evidence gathered so far indicates there were serious communication problems among the owners, with several of them showing indifference to the risks posed by the building.
According to the information, a foreign owner is also said to have bought apartments in the block and rented them out through an online platform. One of the flats had been booked on April 9 and, on the day of the collapse, April 11, the tenants had left their luggage inside and gone out. When they returned, they found the building destroyed.
About 14 residents who had been living in the block have already secured temporary accommodation in a hotel through Civil Defence, according to the same sources.
The same information also indicates that some people had been living in the building illegally, without residence permits from the Republic.
(photos by Ioanna Mantzipa)
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