- Title: Dust cloud from Africa blankets Cypriot capital
- Date: 3rd April 2026
- Summary: KAMPOT PROVINCE, CAMBODIA (FILE - FEBRUARY 10, 2026) (REUTERS) 12 POLICE STANDING AND GUARDING THE SCAM CENTRE ROOM COUNTERFEIT UNITED STATES DOLLAR NOTE ON THE TABLE COMPUTER / DOCUMENTS LYING ON CHAIR NOTEBOOK WRITTEN IN THAI LANGUAGE SCAM CENTRE ROOM POSTER IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE ON THE GATE OF THE SCAM CENTRE COMPOUND ENTRANCE TO THE SCAM CENTRE PHNOM PENH, CAM
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- Keywords: African dust Cyprus weather
- Location: NICOSIA, CYPRUS
- City: NICOSIA, CYPRUS
- Country: Cyprus
- Topics: Environment,Europe,Weather
- Reuters ID: LVA001973603042026RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Nicosia was covered in a thick layer of Saharan dust on Friday (April 3) as a haze swept across Cyprus from the African continent.
Buildings throughout the capital were coated in dust, while residents wore face masks as they walked through the streets.
The Department of Meteorology of the Republic of Cyprus had warned that air quality may worsen across the island, advising citizens, especially those with respiratory conditions, to take necessary precautions.
Other parts of the eastern Mediterranean were also affected, with skies over the Greek island of Crete turning orange on Wednesday (April 2) after similar dust blew in from the African continent.
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