Crete skies turn eerie orange after Sahara dust storm – video

A Sahara dust storm blanketed Crete on Wednesday, causing eerie orange skies and rerouting several flights. Winds reached force 9 on the Beaufort scale amid heavy rains and gale-force winds that flooded homes and resulted in one fatality. The storm highlighted ongoing severe weather conditions impacting Greece.

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