Fatal workplace accident at a construction site in Avdellero

A fatal workplace accident occurred on Friday, November 13, 2026, in the village of Avdellero in the Larnaca district. The victim, 62-year-old electrician Gavriel Gavriel from Aradippou, was found dead at an under-construction building around 1:30 PM. Preliminary reports indicate the victim had been performing electrical work on the site.

Accounts regarding the nature of the fall are inconsistent across sources. While several reports, including initial police briefings cited by local media, suggested that the electrician fell from a scaffolding, the newspaper 'Politis' and reports from Philenews specify that the victim fell from an internal staircase inside the two-story building. Before the incident, witnesses stated that the victim complained of feeling unwell while performing exterior electrical tasks before moving inside the structure.

Larnaca Police and the Department of Labour Inspection are currently conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death. The authorities are treating the event as a workplace fatality and are working to determine the precise chain of events that led to the fatal fall.