The Greek capital Athens was covered in an orange haze due to a wave of dust from the Sahara Desert. Visibility and air quality have deteriorated in the city.
Source: “European truth” with reference to BBC
Details: Similar clouds of desert dust already covered Greece in late March and early April, and they also covered parts of Switzerland and southern France.
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Photo: Kathimerini
Air quality has deteriorated in many parts of the country, and the Acropolis in Athens was obscured by dust on Wednesday morning. The cloud reached as far north as Thessaloniki.
Photo: Kathimerini
Local officials urged people with respiratory illnesses to limit their time outdoors, wear face masks and avoid exercise until the dust clouds clear.
Photo: Kathimerini
The atmosphere, especially in southern Greece, became muggy due to a combination of dust and high temperatures.
According to Kathimerini, According to meteorologists, during Wednesday, April 24, the dust cloud over Greece will gradually decrease as the wind carries it further to the east.
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Let us remind you: At the end of March, part of Europe the day before was covered in extremely rare cloud of dustwhich rose from the Sahara Desert.
