A dispute has erupted over the reopening of Greece’s Samaria Gorge, as local communities push for extended access while scientists and authorities insist that recent extreme weather damage requires strict safety assessments before visitors return.

The young German tourist had been missing for a month, after heading to Greece's well-known hiking trail in Samaria Gorge, Crete.

The missing German tourist's disappearance was reported to the police on Saturday by the car rental company’s owner, who had not been able to contact him for days.

A 33-year-old tourist died from massive blood loss last week, initially believed to have been caused by falling rocks during a sudden storm

A female tourist was killed by falling rocks inside the Samaria Gorge on Crete, following a sudden rain storm.