Red weather warning as north african dust cloud engulfs Cyprus

Cyprus moved from a yellow to red weather warning on Friday as authorities cautioned over a “severe episode” of African dust that has engulfed the island, bringing hazardous air quality and unsettled weather conditions into the weekend.

An emergency bulletin issued by the met office said the phenomenon would intensify from the early hours of Friday through to Saturday dawn, with particle concentrations “expected to be very high at times”.

The dust plume, originating from North Africa...