A Saharan dust storm blanketed the Mediterranean island as winds of up to force 9 on the Beaufort scale carried dust from north Africa, forcing several flights to be rerouted.
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The dust storm came as heavy rain and gale-force winds battered Greece, flooding dozens of homes and leading to the death of a man.
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