Heraklion tops Greek airports for passenger growth
Naftemporiki — Greece’s airports recorder record numbers of passengers in 2016, with Heraklion, Crete — leading other Greek airports with a 13.3 percent passenger traffic increase […]
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British woman who died in Crete ‘could have been fatally injured by fall 11 days before her death’
The Mail — A 20-year-old old woman working in Crete could have been fatally injured by a fall 11 days before her death, and inquest […]
Greek Ministry of Culture declares 2017 ‘Year of Nikos Kazantzakis’
Neos Kosmos –In a bid to remember and commemorate the writer and philosopher that was Nikos Kazantzakis, the Ministry of Culture has declared 2017 as […]
Cold spell to continue till Wednesday, Met office warns
eKathimerini — According to meteorologists, the bad weather is set to continue through Wednesday. From Monday evening, the cold snap is forecast to spread […]
Chania airport: Early morning flights cancelled
Two early morning flights from Chania to Athens were cancelled this morning with snow and ice covering the runway. Passengers who are planning to travel […]
Severe show storms cause chaos on Crete roads
Severe snow storms have caused problems across the road network in Crete. Several roads were completely snowbound while snow chains were necessary in many others. […]
Kissamos council safety work prevents dangerous rockfall
Parakritica.gr –On Friday, Kissamos council safely removed large rocks that were dangerously overhanging the embamkment after heavy rain on the Kissamos – Platanos road . […]
Chania the wettest part of Crete in December
Significant rainfall was recorded in Crete during December with Chania district having the biggest share. Askifou and Samaria recorded rain levels of 472 and 414 […]
Family of eight hospitalized with stove fumes poisoning
flashnews.gr –A family of eight in Oreino village in Ierapetra, Lasithi were rushed to an Heraklion hospital on Wednesday with CO poisoning after inhaling fumes […]
New cold front to grip Greece from Friday
eKathimerini– A fresh wave of cold weather is expected to grip Greece from Thursday after a brief respite this week, with meteorologists forecasting temperatures as […]
Crete on ice
Snow ploughs and emergency service crews have worked all day Friday trying to keep the main roads to mountain villages in all Crete prefectures. The […]
Weather warning for Chania
ERT — Regional authorities issued a severe weather warning for Chania prefecture. Crete is bracing for a cold snap as of Wednesday with heavy snowfall expected in […]
Wintry conditions expected for New Year’s Eve
Wintry weather is expected to return to Crete for New Year’s eve with dropping temperatures strong northerly winds and more snowfalls on higher ground. The […]
Sheep farmers trapped by snow at 1100 metres rescued on Boxing day
Three sheep farmers from Sfakia were trapped at their animal enclosures at Mouri, Sfakia in the White Mountains since Friday evening, when they went to […]
FB Elyros seaman missing on route to Piraeus
A rescue operation started at 4:30 am Friday to locate a seaman who went missing from the Piraeus bound ferry Elyros. The man was not located […]