Greece: Orange Sahara dust haze descends over Athens - BBC News

The Greek capital was covered in a haze of dust which has blown from the Sahara desert.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFPImage caption, Despite the beauty of the orange hue over Athens, the clouds of dust left many Greeks suffering from respiratory problemsBy George WrightBBC NewsA dramatic orange haze has descended over Athens as clouds of dust have blown in from the Sahara desert.

It is one of the worst such episodes to hit Greece since 2018, according to officials.

Greece had already been struck by similar clouds in late March and early April, which also covered areas of Switzerland and southern France.

The skies are predicted to clear on Wednesday, says Greece's weather service.

Air quality has deteriorated in many areas of the country and on Wednesday morning the Acropolis in Athens was no longer visible because of the dust. The cloud has reached as far north as Thessaloniki.

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