Dubai flash flood: UAE hit by heaviest rainfall in 75 years; airport flooded, roads shut

Heavy thunderstorms lashed the UAE, dumping over a year and a half’s worth of rain on the desert city state of Dubai. In the span of ours, the rains began on April 15, soaking the sands and roadways of Dubai with some 20 millimetres of rain, According to the meteorological data collected at Dubai International Airport, the storms intensified on April 16 and continued throughout the day, dumping more rain and hail over the overwhelmed city. By the end of April 16, more than 142mm of rainfall had soaked Dubai over 24 hours. An average year seized 94.7mm of rain at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel and a hub for long haul carrier Emirates. At the airport. Standing water lap on taxiways as aircraft landed. Police and emergency personnel drove slowly throughout the flooded streets of Dubai, the emergency lights shining across the darkened roads, lightning flash across the sky, occasionally touching the tip of Burj Khalifa. The city’s driverless metro sought disruptions and flooded stations as well. Schools across UAE of Federation of seven shake dumps largely shut ahead of the storm and government employees were largely working remotely, if able. Many workers stayed home as well, though some ventured out with the unfortunate stalling out their vehicles in deeper than expected water covering some roads. Authorities send tanker trucks out into the streets and highways to pump away the water, but also poured into some homes, forcing people to bail out of their houses. None the.