Wildfires have burned through forest and farmland in Crete’s Ierapetra area on the island’s southern coast. View on euronews ...

At least 5,000 tourists were forced to evacuate parts of Crete as a massive wildfire scorched forests and olive groves on the ...

Tourist footage captured on Wednesday (July 2) showed a huge plume of smoke rising from a wildfire in Ferma, Crete, in Greece ...

Akti Ilia Sotirchou, Ag.Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete 72100 Demetrios Ioannou is an independent reporter and documentary photographer based between Athens, Greece, and Istanbul, Turkey.

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the sea off the Greek island of Crete on Tuesday but no damage or injuries have been reported, a Fire Service official said. The quake was at depth of 17 km ...

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the Greek islands of Crete and Santorini on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.. For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via ...

The map recreates the Battle of Crete, which was the first massed used of German Fallschirmjäger paratroopers. Defending the island is New Zealand's 2nd NZ Division, who are attempting to keep ...

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 ...

While tourists tend to favour the west of Crete, the eastern side offers farm-to-fork experiences, wild hikes and boat trips on traditional fishing caïques. Go to navigation Go to main content ...

Map shows where Crete earthquake hit amid tsunami warning Gergana Krasteva. Published May 14, 2025 7:28am Updated May 15, 2025 7:07am Share this with. Comments. Tremors were ...