Streets remain flooded in Dubai after the heaviest rainfall in the United Arab Emirates in 75 years. The flooding caused travel chaos as Dubai airport grounded flights and closed its terminals. As flood waters recede, some people are taking matters into their own hands using kayaks to rescue stranded residents. Up to 259.5mm (10.2in) of rain fell on the usually arid country on Tuesday, with neighbouring countries also hit by heavy rain earlier in the week. In Oman, 20 people died, including 10...
Heavy rain on Thursday led to flash flooding in several counties across the Ozarks.
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.
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Flash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at least 45 people and leaving dozens missing on Monday, the Interior Ministry said. Police official Stephen Kirui initially told The Associated Press that the Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that is prone to flash floods, had collapsed, carrying with it mud, rocks and uprooted trees. But in a statement late Monday the Nakuru County said that the water mass...
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CNN's Larry Madowo reports from the scene of flash flooding in Nairobi,
Sarah and Sean were travelling back to Dublin from a dream trip to Australia for a friend's wedding with a quick one-hour layover in Dubai - but they've been left stranded
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The United Arab Emirates saw its heaviest rainfall recorded and parts of Dubai remain flooded. The UAE uses cloud seeding to create more rain. Could it have caused the flood?