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...
Extreme rains brought to a halt one of the hottest and driest cities on
Dubai is the glitzy desert city state famous for its endless sunshine, as well as the influencers and footballers who flock there to lounge in luxury and upload photos onto social media.
Punishing rains - the heaviest experienced by the UAE in the 75 years that records have been kept - brought much of the country to a standstill and trapped thousands earlier this week
Climate change is behind torrential downpours and unusual flooding in the normally arid Dubai.
Some inbound flights to the world's second busiest airport resume, but many passengers remain stranded.
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The video shows a stranded cat caught in the Dubai flood, as the desert city was hit by the worst rainfall in 75 years. In the short clip, a police officer wades through waist-deep flood water and pulls the frightened feline to safety. Up to 259.5mm (10.2in) of rain fell in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. The state-run WAM news agency called the rains on Tuesday “a historic weather event” that surpassed “anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949”. Questions have been...
The video shows a stranded cat caught in the Dubai flood, as the desert city was hit by the worst rainfall in 75 years. In the short clip, a police officer wades through waist-deep flood water and pulls the frightened feline to safety. Up to 259.5mm (10.2in) of rain fell in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. The state-run WAM news agency called the rains on Tuesday “a historic weather event” that surpassed “anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949”. Questions have been...
Dubai Airports CEO said he expects services to return "close to normality" soon as the major transit hub deals with the fallout from unprecedented flooding.
Emirates, Dubai's state-owned airline, and sister carrier flydubai resumed check-ins after telling passengers to stay away on Wednesday, when thousands of passengers filled the airport.