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IN PHOTOS: One dead as orange dust storm batters Greece with gale-force winds

Updated On: 02 April, 2026 09:45 PM IST | Divya Nair

A powerful three-day storm and a massive African dust cloud turned skies orange and battered Greece with gale-force winds, heavy rain and flooding. One person died near Athens, schools shut, ferries suspended, and emergency services received hundreds of calls. PICS/AFP

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A local walks on the port of Ierapetra during a dust storm on the Greek island of Crete on Thursday. PIC/AFP

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A local walks on the port of Ierapetra during a dust storm on the Greek island of Crete on Thursday. PIC/AFP
A man died near Athens Thursday as a three-day storm front lashed Greece with gale-force winds, causing localised floods and disrupting transport. The fire department said the man, around 50, was found trapped under a car in Nea Makri, a rural area northeast of Athens

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A man died near Athens Thursday as a three-day storm front lashed Greece with gale-force winds, causing localised floods and disrupting transport. The fire department said the man, around 50, was found trapped under a car in Nea Makri, a rural area northeast of Athens

It added that it had received nearly 500 emergency calls in the greater Athens area, including more than 30 rescue requests

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It added that it had received nearly 500 emergency calls in the greater Athens area, including more than 30 rescue requests

Authorities issued emergency warnings and shut down schools in areas east of Athens, the Dodecanese islands, the Cycladic islands and Crete. On the island of Poros, flooding knocked down a bridge

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Authorities issued emergency warnings and shut down schools in areas east of Athens, the Dodecanese islands, the Cycladic islands and Crete. On the island of Poros, flooding knocked down a bridge

Most of Greece's ferries, a key transport link for the country's many Mediterranean islands, were confined to port on Wednesday

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Most of Greece's ferries, a key transport link for the country's many Mediterranean islands, were confined to port on Wednesday

On Wednesday, several flights to Crete had to be rerouted as an African dust storm blanketed the island. The storm front is expected to ease Friday.

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On Wednesday, several flights to Crete had to be rerouted as an African dust storm blanketed the island. The storm front is expected to ease Friday.

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