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

Tourists and residents on the Greek island of Crete have been forced to evacuate due to fast-moving wildfires. The flames, ...

The blaze has been raging since Wednesday and fire crews say the conditions are creating new flare-ups, making containment ...

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 fast-moving wildfire whipped by gale-force winds burned through the night and into Thursday on Greece’s southern island of Crete, prompting the evacuation of more than 1,500 people from hotels ...

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 ...

A 6.0 magnitude quake struck off the Greek island of Crete on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.The Athens Geodynamic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...