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
Updated On: 2026-04-02 09:45 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
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
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
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.
