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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 20 days ago

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

A major wildfire has raged across the northern suburbs of Athens in Greece, leaving at least one person dead and triggering multiple evacuations as swirling winds hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-dropping planes. Pics/AFP (Text/AP)

Updated 1 year ago

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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