On the beach of Gouves, my grandfather rushed into the sea to save his 7 and 8-year-old grandchildren when he realized that they were in danger. The boys were rescued, and the man was dragged unconscious by the rescuers and died. Rescue services, the Coast Guard and EKAB immediately arrived at the scene of today’s […]
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Traces of the great man found in Crete; dates back more than 6 million years
Traces of ancient prehumans in the fossilized sediments of the beach at Trachilos on the Greek island of Crete have been dated at 6.05 million years old, the oldest known footprints of ancient human ancestors. According to an international team of researchers from Germany, Sweden, Greece, Egypt and England, led by Tübingen scientists Uwe Kirscher […]
Earthquake: in Crete “reversed”, in Egypt “responded”
Today’s earthquake in Crete, with a power of 6.4 on the Richter scale, was felt even by the inhabitants of Egypt – in Cairo and Giza. The tremors “reminded” the Egyptians of one of the largest earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale, which occurred 29 years ago, on October 12, 1992, […]
Deadly earthquake: father died in front of son
Residents of Heraklion prefecture, sadly calculating the damage and “bleeding wounds” caused by the elements, are in shock after tremors of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale that shook Crete on the morning of September 27. Fellow villagers are in mourning, mourning the tragic death of 62-year-old Yakovos. The builder was at the Profitis Ilias […]
An earthquake struck Paleochora (Chania)
Tremors with a force of 3.7 on the Richter scale were recorded by seismographs of the Geodynamic Institute in Chania. An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 points on the Richter scale shook Crete a month ago, July 24. The epicenter of the earthquake was 11 km southeast of Ano Acharnes and 21 km southeast […]
Turks arrived in Crete and seek asylum
Eight Turks sailed on a sailing ship to the Greek island of Crete and asked for political asylum, and a criminal case was opened against them for illegal border crossing. This morning, at about 10 o’clock, a sailboat in the sea near Crete gave an SOS signal. Due to the strong wind, the sailboat’s mast […]
The king of the Russian stage smashes a restaurant in Crete
Philip Kirkorov and the popular rapper Djigan are resting on a grand scale on the Greek island of Crete, smashing restaurants along the way. The stars are enjoying their holidays in Greece by staying at the Nana Princess Hotel in Crete. Having gone down with friends to the hotel restaurant, they loudly expressed their emotions […]
Emergency measures in Crete from today
In connection with the spread of the coronavirus in Crete, from today, August 11, restrictive measures are introduced in Heraklion, which will be valid until August 17. Due to the increased epidemiological burden, the region is colored red (level 4). Emergency measures include: traffic ban at night, from 01:00 pm to 06:00 am. The exception […]
Crete: a couple of tourists did not return from a boat trip
A man and a woman rented a boat to sail on the sea in Heraklion, Crete. However, they did not return, and the boat was found overturned in the sea. Poor weather conditions, strong winds of 6-7 Beaufort points, did not contribute to a comfortable sea trip for the couple in the Kaloy-Limenes area. Apparently […]