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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters were struggling Thursday to bring a major wildfire on Greece's southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale force winds whipping up the flames. Thousands ...
News Greece » Crete » People: Is it safe to travel to Crete? What you need to know after earthquake sparks tsunami warning for Greek island
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The town Sitia on the island of Crete. An earthquake struck near the island of Kasos near eastern Crete on Wednesday (Getty/iStock ...
News Greece » Crete » People: Where are the fires in Greece? Map shows wildfires as tourists evacuated from Kefalonia and Crete
FIREFIGHTERS are battling raging wildfires across Greece, with the largest burning west of Athens for a fourth day and fresh evacuations ordered in the early hours of this morning. Two helicopter ...
News Greece » Crete » People: Crete wildfires: Thousands forced to flee Rethymno as fire threatens tourist resorts
Thousands of people have been forced to leave a popular European holiday hotspot after being threatened by fast-moving wildfires. Around 8,000 people were evacuated overnight in Rethymno, a city on ...
News Greece » Crete » People: The Forgotten Slave Raids on Medieval Greece and the Aegean Islands
Historian Christopher Paolella traces the slave raids that struck medieval Greece and the Aegean islands for over 600 years.
News Greece » Crete » People: Over 150 migrants rescued off Greece's Crete in recent days
Greek authorities have coordinated the rescue of more than 150 migrants in the past three days off the island of Crete, the Athens News Agency (ANA) reported on Sunday, August 23. On Friday alone, 131 ...
News Greece » Crete » People: More than 300 migrants rescued off the coast of Crete
In the early morning hours, 218 migrants were spotted at sea off the southern coast of the Greek island of Crete and brought to safety. Greek media reported this, citing the coast guard. This brings ...
News Greece » Crete » People: Wildfire on Greek island of Crete forces evacuation of 1,500
A wildfire on the Greek island of Crete has led to the evacuation of more than 1,500 people, local media outlets have reported, as an early summer heatwave continues to grip southern Europe. At least ...
News Greece » Crete » People: Two Dead, Several Injured in Shooting on Greek Island of Crete
Two Dead, Several Injured in Shooting on Greek Island of Crete ATHENS (Reuters) -A man and a woman were killed and several people were injured in a shooting in a village on the Greek island of Crete ...
News Greece » Crete » People: Tourists among thousands of people evacuated on Crete as wildfires kills two firefighters
Thousands of people - including tourists - were evacuated on the island of Crete today as wildfires claimed the lives of three firefighters in Greece. Two died on the island after becoming trapped ...