Dubai under water as a year's worth of rain falls in a day
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A year’s worth of rain plunges normally dry Dubai underwater
A year’s worth of rain unleashed immense flash flooding in Dubai Tuesday as roads turned into rivers and rushing water inundated homes and businesses. Shocking video showed the tarmac of Dubai International Airport – recently crowned the second-busiest airport in the world – underwater as massive aircraft attempt to navigate floodwaters. Large jets looked more like boats moving through the flooded airport as water sprayed in their wake and waves rippled through the deep water. The airport ceased...
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Dubai submerged in floods as UAE gets over a year’s worth of rain in hours
Heavy thunderstorms have lashed the United Arab Emirates (UAE), dumping more than a year and a half's rain on the desert city-state of Dubai...
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Dubai sees severe flooding after getting 2 years' worth of rain in 24 hours
Over a half foot -- 6.26 inches -- of rain was recorded between 10 p.m. local time Monday and 10 p.m. local time Tuesday, according to the Dubai Meteorological Office.