Athens Turns Orange Under a Saharan Dust Cloud

The skies above Athens turned orange on Tuesday as clouds of mud from the Sahara blew north, casting an eerie glow over the Greek capital’s landmarks.

The phenomenon isn’t new — sandstorms from North Africa have shrouded Britain, Greece and Spain previously — however the occasion led to exceptional scenes across the Acropolis and in different elements of Athens.

That’s as a result of the mud cloud was extra concentrated than people who have hit Greece in earlier episodes, in keeping with Kostas Lagouvardos, analysis director on the National Observatory of Athens.

“It’s the worst such case in years,” he stated.

While the mud had dissipated on Wednesday, the Greek Health Ministry urged individuals to keep away from exercising outside and to maintain their doorways and home windows shut.

Here are pictures from Athens on Tuesday.