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Patriot missile systems being moved to Souda base in Crete

An undisclosed number of Greek Patriot missile systems are being relocated to the Hellenic Navy and NATO base at Souda Bay in Crete to provide anti-ballistic protection to American assets…

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UPDATED: Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Crete

A very strong earthquake, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale, occurred at 06:19 (Greek time) 56 kilometers north-northeast of Heraklion, Crete, according to data from the Geodynamic Institute of the…

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UPDATED: Greece issues tsunami warning after strong earthquake

Greece's emergency services have warned people to move away from the coast after an offshore earthquake struck near the island of Kasos. "A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred 48km [south-east] of…

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Wildfire rages on Greece’s Crete island, settlements evacuated

ATHENS, April 6 (Reuters) - A wildfire raged out of control on the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, with authorities ordering the evacuation of four residential settlements, the fire…

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Greece to suspend flights at Crete airport for six days due to maintenance

ATHENS, (Reuters) - Flights at the Greek airport of Heraklion on the island of Crete will be suspended for six days from Feb. 19 due to maintenance work, the country's…

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Strong earthquake rattles Crete, no reports of damage

ATHENS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete early on Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake was of…

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Photo story: The aftermath of floods in Heraklion, Crete

A street with damaged cars and debris that were dragged by floods, in the aftermath of a flood in Aghia Pelagia, Heraklion, Crete island, Greece, 16 October 2022. House and…

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One dead in flash floods on the Greek island of Crete

ATHENS (Reuters) - A man died and a woman was missing after their car was carried away in flash floods which hit the north coast of the Greek island of…

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Crete, Greece region – EMSC

Sept 3 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Greece on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake's epicentre was Crete and was 2 km (1.2 miles) below the earth's…

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Earthquake rattles Crete

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 was registered on the Greek island of Crete on Sunday, with no immediate reports of injuries or damage, the country's Geodynamic Institute said.…

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Greece’s first case of Omicron variant detected on Crete, Romania investigating two suspected Omicron cases

ATHENS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Greece has detected its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, in a Greek citizen on the island of Crete who had returned from South…

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UPDATED: Strong quake hits Greece’s biggest island of Crete, one person killed

A strong earthquake measuring 5.8 shook Greece's largest island Crete on Monday and one person was killed when a church dome collapsed, authorities said. The quake, which sent people out…

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Greece searches for missing migrants off Crete

Greece was searching for migrants who went missing after their sailing boat sank off the island of Crete, its shipping ministry announced. A nearby vessel spotted the boat after it…

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Woman, Two children die as migrant smuggling boat sinks near Crete

A smuggling boat sank off the southern Greek island of Crete on Monday, leaving three dead, while a large rescue operation managed to save 56 others from the sea, authorities…

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Strong Magnitude 6 Earthquake strikes the island of Crete

An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The strong earthquake struck south of the Greek island of…

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Earthquake measuring 5.4 shakes Crete

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Greece's Crete island on early Wednesday according to the EuroMediterranean Seismic Center (EMCS). The earthquake happened at a depth of 25…

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Moderate earthquake shakes northern Crete

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Crete on Monday morning, according to a preliminary reading of the Athens Geodynamic Institute. According to the Geodynamics Institute of Athens…

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5.2 Earthquake hits Crete

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck the Greek island of Crete. The tremor hit at 7.40am local time (5.40am UK time) this morning near the capital city of Heraklion, according…

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27 year old man confessed murder of American scientist in Crete

A 27-year-old man in Crete has reportedly confessed to the killing of a 59-year-old American scientist whose body was found in an abandoned WWII bunker on July 8, according to…

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American scientist found dead in a WW II bunker in Crete – police treating case as a criminal act

The body of an American scientist has been found inside a World War Two bunker on the Greek island of Crete. Suzanne Eaton, who went missing more than a week…

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