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2024-04-18
Airport chaos, sleeping in metro stations, no running water: Dubai's flood mayhem continues
The UAE continues to reel from floods caused by the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the desert state.
The UAE continues to reel from floods caused by the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the desert state.
Water still covers some roads around Dubai International Airport, but flights are moving as the UAE bails out from a historic deluge.
The government there also issued a red warning, and shuttered offices, school and banks.
The downpour prompted flight cancellations and delays at Dubai's airport, with travelers stranded for hours in both the terminal and on the tarmac.
Flights into Dubai International Airport were temporarily diverted as a result of the storms, which appeared to inundate the tarmac.
Normally parched roads and airport runways in the desert city-state of Dubai were left underwater by an incredibly rare rainstorm.