On Tuesday April 23, Greece was once again swept by sand dust from the Sahara. According to Greek meteorologists, the episode was the worst in recent years.
“This is the most serious episode of concentrated dust and sand transferred from the Sahara since March 21 and 22, 2018, when thick clouds invaded mainly the island of Crete,” Kostas Lagouvardo, director of meteorological research at the Athens Observatory, detailed to AFP.
The phenomenon mainly affects Attica, the Athens region, the Peloponnese and Crete (south) and the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea (east), reports Agence France Presse.
Tuesday's episode is the climax of a sequence that began the day before. Since Monday “high concentrations of dust have spread over the country, peaking on Tuesday, limiting visibility,” a statement from the Greek meteorological service said.