Dust from the Sahara blankets the Greek capital while parts of Finland experience unusual amounts of snow in what public broadcaster labels ‘freak April weather.’

Skies over southern Greece have turned an orange hue as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks

A 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,

This is the scene that residents of the Greek capital woke up to this morning. Athens was enveloped in an orange haze as dust from the Sahara Desert swept over the city, creating a dramatic and potentially hazardous environment for its inhabitants.