Heavy rains on Crete cause one death as Greece enters wet hydrological year
Heavy rains struck Crete Island and several Aegean islands, resulting in the death of a shepherd, according to emergency services.2
The rainfall comes as Greece begins the 2026-27 hydrological year with continued precipitation from the previous year, and the first month is expected to be unusually warm and dynamically wet, which could affect airport operations on Crete.1,2