On Sunday, a sandstorm swept through the UAE, and health authorities required residents to wear dust masks. Due to heavy rains in 5 emirates, the National Meteorological Center (NCM) issued red flood warnings in some areas.
> flights are diverted
Due to sandstorms that greatly reduced visibility, Abu Dhabi and Dubai International Airports had visibility of less than 500 meters, so several flights were diverted.
Operations at Dubai International Airport (DXB) were disrupted due to bad weather and 10 inbound flights were diverted to Dubai World Centre (DWC) and other adjacent airports. Flydubai said weather conditions had caused delays in some flights.
> drivers to drive with caution
Throughout Sunday, Abu Dhabi and Dubai were shrouded in gray smog. One Dubai resident said: "I was driving on the overpass in Al Quoz and I could barely see the traffic lights 500 meters ahead, so I drove very slowly. ”
> flood warning
On Sunday, it rained heavily in 5 emirates: Al Ain, Abu Dhabi; Wadi Al Helo of Sharjah; Esfai and Masafi of Fujairah; Shawkah, Wadi Al Ujaili and Al Layat in Ras Al Khaimah and Hatta in Dubai.
The weather forecast shows that there will be more rain and dust in the UAE over the next four days. Authorities have been preparing for precarious weather conditions since last week.
The UAE Health Services (EHS) has urged residents in the east to avoid "dangerous areas" such as valleys, which are prone to flash floods during heavy rains.
This article is sourced from khaleejtimes