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Cretan shepherd goes viral and catches BBC’s attention (video)

He Has More Than 100,000 Followers on Social Media — British Network Travels to Sfakia to Showcase the Unique Life of the White Mountains

Libya challenges Greek exploration south of Crete and threatens to halt maritime boundary talks

In a diplomatic note to Athens, Tripoli disputes Greek hydrocarbon exploration and warns it could suspend bilateral negotiations over maritime boundaries – the claims based on the Turkish-Libyan memorandum, Chevron’s involvement and the shifting balance of power in eastern Libya

37-year-old American woman arrested for photographing military installations in Souda

She was released shortly afterward, as the authorities’ investigation ruled out the possibility of espionage

Government delegation in Crete today as inspections begin into storm damage to crops and infrastructure

Meeting at the regional authority and inspections in Mylopotamos, Ierapetra and the Lasithi Plateau — Tonnes of potatoes destroyed, with serious damage to infrastructure as well

Incalculable damage from storm in Crete: Anogeia under water, Zoniana cut off, 101 people rescued

Anogeia is flooded and Zoniana cut off after the storm in Crete, with 101 people rescued and tonnes of crops lost on the Lasithi Plateau. A government delegation will visit the affected areas tomorrow to assess the damage

Mitsotakis: We will support society through the energy crisis

Excerpt: In his Sunday message, Mitsotakis says heating oil measures will be announced before 15 October, with the situation reviewed every fortnight, while also addressing the storm damage in Crete and New Democracy's 52nd anniversary

Farmland swamped by mud on Lasithi Plateau, while 2,500 residents of Mylopotamos are left without water

Torrential rain has left Cretan farmland buried in mud, with losses of over 80% reported on the Lasithi Plateau, while around 30 people were evacuated in Zoniana and 2,500 residents of Mylopotamos are without water

Fresh floods leave three villages in Crete without water

Mylopotamos is under a civil protection state of emergency after one death this week, while Meteo forecasts further storms across Crete until Sunday midday, and an orange weather warning also covers the southern Dodecanese islands

Severe Weather in Crete: 23 people rescued in Ierapetra, flooding, and debris on the roads

Another round of heavy rain is forecast for Crete until Sunday, with an orange warning in force for the Dodecanese, while crews clear flood debris and conditions ease around Zoniana but teams stay on alert

Huge new wave of floods slam Crete as emergency alert is issued across the island

Torrents burst through the village of Zoniana again, ferries remain docked at Piraeus and the Lasithi Plateau has lost almost 3,000 tonnes of crops, with heavy rain forecast into the weekend and strong northerly gales across the Aegean

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