Dubai Floods

Wildfires in Canada that burned continuously for over a year. Floods that brought Dubai to a standstill. Deadly heat blanketing the streets of New Delhi.

Days after the United Arab Emirates witnessed flooding in April, heavy rains have returned to the country with several flights being cancelled and delayed in and out of Dubai while people and students were asked to work and study from home.

Unprecedented rainfall in desert regions extends beyond Dubai and Oman, with similar events observed globally, from Australia and Greece to the United States.

The man said, "The communication delivery was so effective that not for a moment thereafter was I concerned about the situation M was in."

The deluge last week hit the normal life in Dubai, where a majority of private sector entities opted for work from home.

The heavy rains that flooded Dubai this week halted air traffic, damaged buildings and streets - and left climate experts and common citizens asking whether one of the world's hottest and driest cities should be better prepared for extreme storms.

When record downpours sent water flooding into his Dubai home, Riaz Haq expected the levels to drop once it stopped raining. But instead of falling, the water kept rising higher.

Deaths from heavy rains earlier this week in the United Arab Emirates rose to four, authorities said on Friday, as well as flooding roads and jamming Dubai's international airport.

Many videos from Dubai are doing rounds on social media. Now a time-lapse video that shows the massive storm is going viral online.

The Indian embassy in the UAE on Friday advised the inbound Indian passengers travelling to or transiting through Dubai International Airport to reschedule non-essential travel.

An Instagram user shared a video narrating how her parents were stuck at IKEA due to the floods in Dubai. She thanked the staff for their hospitality.

Some 1,244 flights were cancelled and 41 were diverted on Tuesday and Wednesday after torrential rains flooded the Middle East financial centre including its homes, malls and offices, and highways.

Heavy rains swept through the United Arab Emirates and surrounding countries on Tuesday, affecting normal life.

A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes.

With Dubai's highways flooded after record rain, a cat was found clinging to a submerged car's door.

Wildfires in Canada that burned continuously for over a year. Floods that brought Dubai to a standstill. Deadly heat blanketing the streets of New Delhi.

Days after the United Arab Emirates witnessed flooding in April, heavy rains have returned to the country with several flights being cancelled and delayed in and out of Dubai while people and students were asked to work and study from home.

Unprecedented rainfall in desert regions extends beyond Dubai and Oman, with similar events observed globally, from Australia and Greece to the United States.

The man said, "The communication delivery was so effective that not for a moment thereafter was I concerned about the situation M was in."

The deluge last week hit the normal life in Dubai, where a majority of private sector entities opted for work from home.

The heavy rains that flooded Dubai this week halted air traffic, damaged buildings and streets - and left climate experts and common citizens asking whether one of the world's hottest and driest cities should be better prepared for extreme storms.

When record downpours sent water flooding into his Dubai home, Riaz Haq expected the levels to drop once it stopped raining. But instead of falling, the water kept rising higher.

Deaths from heavy rains earlier this week in the United Arab Emirates rose to four, authorities said on Friday, as well as flooding roads and jamming Dubai's international airport.

Many videos from Dubai are doing rounds on social media. Now a time-lapse video that shows the massive storm is going viral online.

The Indian embassy in the UAE on Friday advised the inbound Indian passengers travelling to or transiting through Dubai International Airport to reschedule non-essential travel.

An Instagram user shared a video narrating how her parents were stuck at IKEA due to the floods in Dubai. She thanked the staff for their hospitality.

Some 1,244 flights were cancelled and 41 were diverted on Tuesday and Wednesday after torrential rains flooded the Middle East financial centre including its homes, malls and offices, and highways.

Heavy rains swept through the United Arab Emirates and surrounding countries on Tuesday, affecting normal life.

A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes.

With Dubai's highways flooded after record rain, a cat was found clinging to a submerged car's door.