The anxiety in the Akrotiri area is reflected in the testimony of an Iranian resident who lives just 200 meters from the British base with his family of four.
Speaking to Politis, he described the last 24 hours as extremely difficult, saying that “you feel the danger,” especially when you live so close to where recent incidents unfolded.
He said he spent the night in a school in Erimi, where beds had been arranged for residents who had to move temporarily. He has since returned home, but has not yet decided what he will do next.
Regarding the drone that fell at the Akrotiri base, he said he heard a loud explosion around midnight and received no official information for hours, until media coverage began.
His account captures the human side of the crisis and the psychological strain on families living near sensitive facilities while regional tensions remain high.
