A record amount of rainfall was said to have caused "absolute carnage" in Dubai on Tuesday - with schools closed, flights suspended and people working from home. More than 14cm (5.6 inches) of rain soaked the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city on Tuesday - the heaviest rainfall there since records began in 1949, the state-run WAM news agency said. As people in Dubai continue to face disruption due to the downpours, some have suggested the rain could have been caused by a practice carried out by...
Passengers were warned not to come to Dubai airport, the world's busiest by international traffic, 'unless absolutely necessary'
Chaos ensued in the United Arab Emirates after the country witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with some areas recording more than 250 mm (around 10 inches) of precipitation in fewer than 24 hours, the state’s media office said in a statement Wednesday. The rainfall, which flooded streets, uprooted palm trees and shattered building facades, has never been seen in the Middle Eastern nation since records began in 1949. In the popular tourist destination Dubai, flights were canceled,...
The deluge closed schools and businesses, grounded hundreds of flights, and destroyed cars, businesses and other property.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday, after the heaviest rain ever recorded there. A flash flood disrupted flights at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airfield for international travel. The extremely rare event has prompted hundreds of thousands of posts on “X.” Scientists say climate change has increased […]
The record "rain bomb" that struck Dubai and other nearby Gulf states on
Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation, flooding roads
The downpour prompted flight cancellations and delays at Dubai's airport, with travelers stranded for hours in both the terminal and on the tarmac.
Passengers report being stranded in the desert city as the international hub struggles in the wake of unusually heavy rainDubai is wrestling with the aftermath of extraordinary torrential rains that flooded the desert city, with residents describing harrowing stories of spending the night in their cars, and air passengers enduring chaotic scenes at airports.Up to 259.5mm (10.2in) of rain fell on the usually arid country of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, the most since records began 75...
The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai International Airport
See all the damage caused by epic Dubai rain storms.
Speculation swirled on social media that the weather technology was to blame for the largest ever rainfall Dubai has seen. But experts say the record rains were on a totally different scale to what seeding would produce.