The south-east of France was hit on Saturday by an episode of fine particle pollution due to the passage of a cloud of sand from the Sahara. “The alert threshold” was exceeded on Saturday throughout the Paca region but also in Hérault and Gard.
This situation is expected to last all day before ebbing on Sunday due to storms forecast in the south of France. Episode persists throughout the weekend in Corsica. An exceptional quantity of dust from theSahara has shrouded the Swiss sky since Friday, dramatically reducing visibility.