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2024 United Arab Emirates floods. On 16 April 2024, heavy rains caused floods in the United Arab Emirates, affected cities of mainly Dubai and Sharjah, the northern Emirates, and different areas of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. [1] According to the National Center for Meteorology (United Arab Emirates) , this was the country's heaviest ...
The United Arab Emirates witnessed its heaviest rainfall in 75 years this week, triggering massive flooding that swept away cars, caused flights to be canceled and left multiple people dead. Some ...
The United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain the desert nation has ever recorded — a deluge that flooded out Dubai International Airport and disrupted flights ...
DUBAI (Reuters) - 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.
The UAE planned to invest 500 million dirhams ($136.1 million) on flood protection and transport infrastructure after severe storms in 2020. [27] Sharjah, one of the most populous cities in the UAE, has experienced repetitive urban flooding during the rainy season over the last three decades. Possible additional increased rainfall intensity due ...
United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iran, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen. In April 2024, heavy rain severely impacted states in the Persian Gulf, causing flash flooding across the region. Several states recorded nearly a year's worth of rain in a single day. The floods had a significant impact across the region, with Oman and the United Arab ...
Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding roads and Dubai's airport. JON GAMBRELL. April 17, 2024 at 1:00 AM.
c. 1 million AED. In 2022, heavy rains caused floods in the United Arab Emirates, lasting from 26 to 29 July 2022. [ 1] Cities of the northern Emirates, mainly Kalba and Fujairah, and different areas of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, were affected by the heavy rains. According to the Emirati National Center for Meteorology, this was the country ...