Storm turns sky red in Greece as man dies and flights disrupted after heavy rain and winds
Dramatic images show the cloud turning an orange-red colour on the island of Crete
A man has been killed after parts of Greece were hit by gale-force winds and rain caused by Storm Erminio, turning the clouds red in Crete.
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The man in his 50s reportedly left his flooded apartment in the rural area of Athens in Nea Makri, before he got swept away, according to the local fire department.
He was later found dead underneath a car.
The storm has wreaked havoc in the Greek city, causing streets to flood and schools to close. Flights have also been disrupted in Crete and dust has filled the air, turning the sky a red-orange colour.
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More "severe" extreme weather is on the way, with weather service EMY issuing a red warning for Thursday for multiple areas of Greece.
Forecasters are predicting "prolonged and intense rain and thunderstorms, and possibly localised hailstorms."
The most serious alerts are in place for eastern Peloponnese, Central Greece, Evia, Thessaly, the Sporades Islands, Attica, and the Dodecanese.
Another red warning is in place in Crete from midday until late at night on Thursday.
An orange warning has also been issued for Cyclades and the islands of the eastern Aegean, which will see temperatures drop to 9C inland, 11C along the coast and 5C in the highest mountains.
At least two flights were forced to divert after visibility dropped to around 1,000 metres, a level considered unsafe for landing.
A British Airways service from London was also rerouted to Corfu and a SKY Express flight from Brussels was diverted to Athens.
A dust storm has also hit Libya with a state of emergency declared in the city of Tobruk on Wednesday as the skies turned red.