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Greece rescues hundreds of migrants over weekend off islands of Gavdos and Crete
Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, ...
TTG Media6h
Crete 'ready to welcome visitors as normal' following wildfire
Crete is ready to welcome tourists as normal following last week’s wildfire, which prompted the evacuation of around 1,500 ...
Greek Reporter12h
Dramatic Scenes as Over 840 Migrants Arrive on Crete, Some Landing Amidst Bathers
The escalating migration crisis in Crete was dramatically underscored Sunday morning as a group of migrants arrived directly ...
Wildfire forces evacuation of thousands on Greek island of Crete
The blaze has been raging since Wednesday and fire crews say the conditions are creating new flare-ups, making containment ...
Hotels and homes evacuated on Greek island of Crete as wildfire burns out of control
Firefighters are struggling to bring a major wildfire on Greece’s southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale ...
Greek Reporter8h
Nikos Xylouris’ Voice Still Resonates Throughout Crete
In 1941, Nikos Xylouris was four years old when he witnessed German paratroopers, the Fallschirmjäger, descending upon his ...
New fire threatens homes in Greece's Athens, blaze in Crete displaces over 1,000, as Europe bakes in heatwave
Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive groves and forced over 1,000 to ...