Lassithi

The torrential downpour on Saturday caused floods and damages in Crete, with the Sitia and Ierapetra areas suffering the most, as human lives were put in danger. More specifically, roads, homes and shops were flooded in the prefecture of Lassithi,...

An earthquake measuring 5.6 points on the Richter Scale shook the island of Crete at 11:30 am on Wednesday. The earthquake hit the sea area south of the island, but was particularly felt in Crete. There are no reported damages...

Greek pensioners might have to resort to collecting wild greens in order to feed themselves as the economy gets worse, says a BBC report. Reporter Heidi Fuller-Love sees the Greek economic crisis from the point of view of a Cretan...

Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.2 and 4.4 on the Richter scale shook the maritime area between Kasos and Crete on Thursday afternoon. The earthquakes were mainly felt in Palaikastro, situated about 19 kilometers away from Sitia, Zakros on the eastern coast...

A female employee of a company that sells confectionery products, "Kouvarakis," in Sitia, Crete, reported several cases of mistreatment to labour inspection services. "They offend us, beat us, burn us, and force us to wash their clothes." said the woman, describing the...

A recently conducted DNA analysis on the remains of Minoans' skeletons found mainly in a cave in Lassithi, Crete, suggest beyond any doubt and previous speculation that the ancestors of the major Minoan civilization of the Bronze Age did...