Tag Archives: Crete

Two earthquakes rattled the island of Crete with 4.7 and 4.3 on the Richter scale on Friday afternoon. The first earthquake occurred around 5 o’ clock in the afternoon with its epicenter 70 km south-east of Chrysi in Lasithi Prefecture. Its focal depth was a depth of 24.7 km. The …

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The body of the 21-year-old German tourist Johann Williams who went missing a month ago while hiking near the Samaria Gorge in Cania region on the island of Crete has been found dead, local media reported on Friday. The body of the man, identified as Johann Williams, was discovered on …

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A search-and-rescue operation in the mountains of Chania continues also on Tuesday to locate a 21-year-old German tourist who has been missing since last Thursday, February 13, 2025. He was last reported near the location Xyloskalo, Omalos near the entrance of Samaria Gorge, which is closed at this time of year. …

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It is possible that the first exploratory drilling will begin in 2025, most likely in the area around Crete, which will give an initial indication of the potential hydrocarbon deposits, Deputy Environment and Energy Minister Alexandra Sdoukou said on Wednesday. Addressing  the Athens Energy Summit, Sdoukou stressed “we are at …

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His grandparents and an aunt, who is also his godmother, gave the green light for the donation of the organs of 3-year-old boy Angelos – Angel – who was declared “brain-dead” at noon on Sunday. Angelos who was severely abused by his mother and her partner will donate his heart …

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Doctors in Heraklio hospital declared the three-year-old boy as “brain-dead” on Sunday. The boy, identified with the name Angelos – Angel – was victim of a ongoing abuse and torture by his mother and her partner. He has been hospitalized intubated in the pediatric ICU of the general university hospital …

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A 3-year-old boy is struggling intubated for his life in a hospital in Heraklio, Crete, still on Monday with doctors warning of a critical and irreversible health condition. The toddler has systematically been tortured by his mother and her partner in the last three months. The boy was in coma …

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The century-old custom of vendetta is still alive on the island of Crete where a 79-year-old man shot and wounded the brother of the convicted  murderer of his 34-year-old son back in 2012. The man has been arrested together with his 80-year-old wife, with the latter accused of simple complicity. …

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Prisoners at the rural prison of Agia by Chania on the island of Crete took a heartwarming initiative and made a wooden wheelchair for a paralyzed young lamb. The young lamb was born with both hind legs paralyzed. The inmates who take care of the livestock facility in the prison …

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Difficult times for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during his visit to Kandanos on the island of Crete, a village bombed flat by the Nazis during the WWII. Local authorities, lawmakers and armed forces representatives, strong police forces as well as angry survivors had gathered in the village square with banners …

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A priest in a village on the island of Crete has been allegedly involved in the mysterious disappearance of a 75-year-old granny two years ago. 75-year-old S. T. disappeared without trace in the morning of September 22, 2022, from the village Alikianos near Chania. She was walking to her son’s …

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The Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA) announced on Thursday the successful completion of the first phase of exploration for hydrocarbons carried out by the ExxonMobil/HELLENiQ ENERGY consortium in the marine areas of the block southwest of Crete, as well as the decision of the consortium to officially …

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Two earthquakes stroke with magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale the regions of Crete and Thiva on Monday morning. The first earthquake occurred  on the island of Crete at 8:54 with epicenter 24 km south-southeast of Zakros on the island’s eastern coast. Its focal depth was 5.7 km and it …

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Αn elderly tourist was ran over by a motorcycle early Monday morning as he was walking to a bus stop for the airport to return to his country from the island of Crete. The 75-year-old German national died on the spot and doctors in the hospital could only confirm his …

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A 32-year-old Ukrainian woman, who was residing in Germany, was the tourist who died in Samaria gorge on Wednesday, state-run news agency amna.gr reported on Thursday, clarifying  initially confusing information about the rockfall victim. The woman was member of a group hiking through the gorge. Following a heavy rainfall, the …

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A tourist was killed by a rock slide in Samaria gorge on the island of Crete late Wednesday afternoon. Dozens of hikers are trapped in the gorge. According to initial information by local media,the rock crushed the woman’s leg and she died from uncontrollable bleeding. The victim was an Ukrainian …

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An explosion inside the passengers cabin of an airplane in boarding procedure at the Heraklio airport, Crete, caused panic early Tuesday afternoon. It was a power bank device in a passengers bag that exploded in the aircraft that would soon take off from Heraklio, Crete, for London, UK. The explosion …

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A big wildfire has been raging in Platanias by Chania on the island of Crete on Wednesday. The fire broke out around 4 o’ clock in the afternoon in grassland and in an area with reeds near hotels and very close to the houses of the village. At 6 o’ …

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A 69-year-old animal breeder was shot multiple times and a part of his tongue was cut with scissors in a brutal attack in the village of Viladendro by Rethumno on the island of Crete early Friday morning. According to local media, the victim was attacked by at least one person …

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Two young men have been arrested in Rethymno, Crete, for the assault of a 36-year-old French tourist. The victim has sustained serious head and face injuries. The two arrestees belonged to a group of four young men in total who assaulted the French outside a bar in Rethymno in the …

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