A disaster. From 1949 to today the United Arab Emirates they never recorded torrential rains like the ones that hit Dubai, causing aflood in the desert and flooding important infrastructure with rivers of water, from portions of highways at the international airport.
Record torrential rain, never so much in Dubai
As reported by the state news agency Wam“the historic weather event” surpassed any similar phenomenon “documented since data collection began in 1949” in the United Arab Emirates.
The torrential rains began on the evening of Monday 15 April and were already recorded on Tuesday 16 April over 142 mm fallen within 24 hours, when on average they are recorded 94.7 in a year, he reports LaPresse.
Torrential rain in Dubai
The airport was flooded and flooded with rivers of water
Huge disruptions at Dubai airport, the busiest in the world for international travel and crucial point for the company Emirates.
On the evening of Tuesday 16 April they were momentarily blocked The Arrivals. On Wednesday 17 April, however, the airport announced that the flooding had left “limited transport options” and affected flightsas the aircraft crews they could not reach the airport: “The recovery will take some time. We thank you for your patience and understanding as we face these challenges,” he wrote on the official X page. He was advised against showing up at the airport “unless absolutely necessary. Flights continue to be delayed and diverted. Check the status of your flight directly with the airline. We are working hard to restore operations as quickly as possible in very difficult conditions.”
Lightning grazes the tip of the Burj Khalifa, flood in the desert
Furthermore, on Tuesday 15 April, lightning occasionally touched the tip of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.
Also there subway has suffered interruptions due to flooded stations.
Portions of highway are impracticable: rains are unusual in the United Arab Emirates, a bed of arid land on the Arabian Peninsula, but occur periodically during the colder winter months: many roads and other areas have no drainage system.
The schools have largely remained closed and state employees have worked since remote.
TO Ras al-Khaimah, the northernmost emirate in the country, police said a 70-year-old man is died when his vehicle was overwhelmed by the water.
Rain also fell in Bahrain, Qatar And Saudi Arabia.
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