Stray cats put Cyprus radio off the air

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Dozens of stray cats and their fleas have put Cyprus state radio off the air after fumigation experts were called in.


Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) Radio 3 programme said on Tuesday only songs and news bulletins would be broadcast for the next 24 hours on all three of the CyBC's radio channels due to "an immediate need for spraying".


"The problem with the cats is causing a terrible situation, there hundreds of them and they are running into the studios and over the roof," said one reporter who declined to be named.


"At one point, one cat fell through the roof and landed on someone's head," he said. "They have made a mess and broken everything in my office."


Staff said they were told there was a possibility the three CyBC stations could stay off the air for as long as three days.


Cats have been roaming the CyBC grounds for decades and now number more than 100.