Strange weather is happening in European countries
Orange-yellow dust clouds from the Sahara desert have covered many areas in Greece, causing authorities to issue health warnings. Meanwhile, unusually heavy snowfall in April covered the Finnish capital in white.
Athens is immersed in orange
Dust from the Sahara desert covers Athens on April 23. (Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images).
The Greek Meteorological Agency assessed that weather conditions on April 23 created favorable conditions for dust to move from Africa to this country, especially in the southern region.
However, the Greek Meteorological Agency predicts that the amount of dust will begin to gradually decrease on the morning of April 24 and from midday onwards will only appear limited to the Eastern region.
Videos and photos shared on social networks showed that people in Athens could observe yellow-orange fog from the hills near the capital. One social media account even posted content saying that meteorologists commented that the orange dust made Athens look like a 'Mars colony'.
The island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean was also affected by the dust. Dust clouds moving from North Africa to Greece and other areas are an occasional phenomenon, causing limited visibility and forcing authorities to issue warnings about the risk to the respiratory system of people. human.
Snow covers Helsinki
People move across snow-covered railway tracks in Helsinki, Finland on April 23. (Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Television station YLE reported that unusually heavy snowfall in Northern Europe for this time of year has caused public transport congestion across Southern Finland. Strange April weather has covered some areas with more than 20 cm of snow, leaving trams stranded and many buses and metro trains delayed in Helsinki. Besides, at Helsinki Airport, many flights were canceled or delayed due to the impact of weather.
At the same time, police in the southwestern regions of Finland reported more than 10 road traffic accidents, luckily no one was seriously injured.
Although snowfall is not uncommon during the winter months in Finland, the head of communications at Helsinki's public transport operator HSL told YLE that such heavy snowfall at the end of April was unusual. often.
Many photos show Helsinki residents carrying umbrellas walking through thick snow and ice. Workers cleared snow from streetcar tracks but had difficulty removing ice from some overhead power lines. The glycol antifreeze chemical was put into storage when summer arrived so it was not available for use.
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