| 2021 Limassol wildfires | |
| Location: | Limassol District, Cyprus |
| Date: | 3–5 July 2021 |
| Cause: | Heat wave, wind, possible arson |
| Fatalities: | 4 |
On 3 July 2021, wildfires broke out near the Cypriot village of Arakapas during a week-long heat wave that saw temperatures surpass 40 °C (104 °F).[1] The fires spread throughout the Limassol District before being put out two days later with assistance from Greece, Israel, Italy, and the United Kingdom.[2] They were described as the worst fires in the country's history. Four Egyptian men were killed, and a 67-year-old farmer was arrested in relation to the starting of the initial fire.[3]