Dust

Two perplexing events occurred in Sofia over the course of the past several days - yellow stains on the ground and a strange odor in the air. The streets and balconies across Sofia were all covered with yellow dust Monday.

Air pollution in Sofia with fine dust particles has been detected over the past one year.

The official statement was made in a report prepared by the monitoring department to the State Environmental Agency, the Bulgarian National radio reported.

There currently are 50 stations on air control across the country, with six in the capital Sofia.

Rain and … Saharan dust made for a muddy mix in southern Greece on Thursday and Friday, with vehicles in the greater Athens area looking like they just competed in a Paris-Dakar race.
A brownish-reddish hue hung over the Greek capital for most of Friday, a combination of low cloud cover and the Saharan dust carried by balmy southern winds.

The Environment Ministry Thursday issued a warning about air pollution in Attica, caused principally by a cloud of dust from North Africa, and asked vulnerable citizens with respiratory problems or heart ailments, as well as children and over-65s to avoid strenuous physical exercise and spend as little time as possible outdoors.

French soprano Emma Shapplin is set to perform at Istanbul’s Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Stage in the Harbiye neighborhood on Aug. 2.