Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the island of Crete after a surge in arrivals from Libya ...

Sitting between Asia, Africa and Europe, Crete is located around 200 miles south of mainland Greece. With an area of about 3,300 square miles, Crete is one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean.

More than 1,500 people have been evacuated from hotels and homes on the Greek island of Crete because of a rapidly sweeping ...

All times on the map are Eastern European time. The New York Times A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Map shows where Crete ... The earthquake was at a depth of 22 miles and was registered near the island of Karpathos in the Mediterranean Sea, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. A map ...

A massive wildfire is tearing through the Greek island of Crete, forcing the evacuation of at least 1,500 people from villages, tourist resorts and coastal hotels as strong winds fuel the blaze’s ...

Tourists in Crete were shaken and buildings damaged after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the north-east coast in the early hours of Thursday morning.. The quake struck at 6.19 local time (3 ...

The undersea cables to Crete have been laid at a depth of 1,200 meters (nearly 4,000 feet) and will support a capacity of 1,000 megawatts using high-voltage direct current transmission systems.

A tsunami warning has been issued off the coast of Greece following an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale. Powerful tremors rocked the island of Crete and were felt as far away as ...

The undersea cables to Crete have been laid at a depth of 1,200 meters (nearly 4,000 feet) and will support a capacity of 1,000 megawatts using high-voltage direct current transmission systems.

Greece has completed a billion euro undersea power cable link connecting the mainland to the island of Crete. The link is key to a plan for a wider expansion of the grid in the Eastern ...