Galini

I still remember the first time I opened the heavy door of Jazz in Jazz in Kolonaki. I crossed the tiny lobby to find myself in front of a strange world filled with hundreds of small and large memorabilia hanging on the walls, musical instruments and hundreds of objects, memories of the travels of the initiator and creator of Jazz in Jazz , Kostas Spanos, a sailor by profession.

A boat carrying 22 migrants was spotted 37 nautical miles south of Gavdos.

Specifically, according to reports, the port authorities of Paleochora, Agia Galini, and Sfakia were informed about a small wooden boat in the area, and assistance for rescue was requested.

An alarm has been raised by authorities in Crete over a boat carrying migrants south of the island.

The Coast Guard was informed and immediately rushed to the spot, in Kalou Limenes.

The men of the Coast Guard rescued 30 people who were transported to Agia Galini.

The 65-year-old German woman who had been missing since yesterday was found dead in the area between Prasonisi – Triopetra in Rethymno.

According to flashnews.gr, the 65-year-old woman was found unconscious by a private diver and her body was transported by lifeguard to the port of Agia Galini.

Authorities across the country remain on alert after 71 wildfires were reported nationwide in the space of just 12 hours on Saturday.

The biggest of the fires, on Crete, forced dozens to flee their homes.

A man was being treated for burns and breathing problems in a hospital in Crete as a wildfire raged out of control in the eastern part o the island on Saturday.

Residents in four villages in Crete have been recommended to evacuate as firefighters battle a large wildfire in a mountainous area northeast of Ierapetra.

Strong northerly winds are fanning the blaze, which broke out near Schinokapsala, in Lasithi regional unit, pushing the fire towards populated areas on the southern coast.

The recent spike in migrant flows to the southern shores of Crete is becoming an increasing source of concern for the government, which expects an intervention from the European Commission.

All of them were rescued by a Coast Guard vessel and transported to Agia Galini

A merchant ship rescued a group of 47 migrants from a distressed boat located 25 nautical miles south of Gavdos, south of Crete, on Thursday.

The merchant ship was coordinating its efforts with the Hellenic Coast Guard through the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC/EKSED).

The migrants were set to be transferred to Crete's Agia Galini village.