From the late night of April 15 to the early morning of April 17, heavy rain and thunderstorms were experienced in Dubai, UAE and surrounding areas, as well as some surrounding countries.
It was the heaviest rainfall in the UAE in 75 years since records began in 1949.
Dubai receives more than 120 mm of rainfall, which is equivalent to the average annual rainfall in this desert city.
(Cloudy Dubai)
Today, all kinds of media are reporting, and at the beginning, the media said that "it rained for a year".
Unexpectedly, just a few hours later, "one year" quickly upgraded to "one and a half years", which is .....
(It rained for 18 months in one day)
Dubai has been flooded by extreme weather and has become a flooded country, paralyzing many places.
Some media have described Dubai as a "doomsday scene......
(Flooded Dubai)
Due to its location, it doesn't rain very often in Dubai, and it usually rains only occasionally during the winter months.
Many streets and districts lack drainage systems to deal with stagnant water, and large amounts of rainwater cannot be discharged in a timely manner, resulting in severe water accumulation, and the government sending fuel tankers to pump water on the road is only a drop in the bucket.
(Flooded Dubai Streets)
Not only torrential rain, but also thunder and lightning and strong winds.
Normally, the sky in Dubai is blue and cloudless for most of the time, but at around 3 pm on the 16th, the sky turned black with the second rainstorm.
(Dubai Sky)
Every few moments there will be lightning and thunder.
(Dark clouds over Dubai)
The furniture on the balconies of some high-rise apartments was also blown off by the strong winds, which was very dangerous to look at.
(The moment when the furniture on the balcony is blown off)
Since the 16th, many streets in Dubai have been flooded.
(Streets of Dubai)
Cars should be carefully and slowly cut through stagnant water.
(The car moves forward in the stagnant water)
If you are not careful, the "waves" will be poured into the exhaust pipe.
(The car moves forward in the stagnant water)
Some of the unlucky vehicles stopped and lay down in the water.
(A car that stalls in a stagnant water)
Private cars trapped in stagnant water can be seen everywhere on the road.
(Car trapped in stagnant water)
You can only find someone to push the cart.
(People push carts to save themselves)
Or stay put and wait for rescue.
(Cars parked in stagnant water)
It can only be said that it is worthy of Dubai, and Rolls Royce is in the water, so I don't want it.....
(Abandoned Rolls Royce)
There were also buses that were "abandoned" in the pouring rain.
(Abandoned bus)
There are also long traffic jams on streets with heavy traffic.
(There is a large traffic jam on the road)
Whether it is an ordinary car or a luxury car, when encountering this kind of weather, you can only look at the "ocean" and sigh.
One luxury car owner joked that he had floated up in an "ocean".
(Luxury car owners laugh at themselves and can float)
Jordan, a YouTuber and entrepreneur, shared a video online to give netizens a more intuitive sense of how bad the floods are in Dubai.
(Jordan is trapped in a luxury car)
He was sitting in a Rolls-Royce luxury car, trapped by the flood water that flooded the road, the car turned off, and he could only record a video to complain.
"My Rolls-Royce was flooded and we were stuck in the middle of the road in Dubai, just like all my friends in the crypto space. ”
(Jordan is trapped in a luxury car)
Not only did the roads get water, but some buildings were also flooded.
For example, there is a grocery chain Flying Tiger in the basement of a shopping mall, and the rain directly crushed the ceiling of this store.
Rain and broken ceilings rained down from the sky, flooding the entire store, and many of the shelves were photographed on the ground, leaving customers wearing designer brands to wade along.
(The ceiling of the store was crushed by rainwater)
Hundreds of shops and buildings have been left in ruins due to rainwater.
(Flood-soaked shop)
There is also the Onpassive metro station, which was severely disrupted after being flooded.
Passengers waded ankle-high water, and many took off their shoes and struggled through the station.
(The subway station is also flooded)
Dubai's floods are most directly affected by the people living in Dubai.
(Pedestrians walk in the rain in Dubai)
The UAE Meteorological Commission called on residents to "take all precautions and stay away from flooded and waterlogged areas".
(Pedestrian wading walk)
Some families decided to escape Dubai for a while and fly somewhere else for a few days.
However, it is not easy to board the plane smoothly and take off normally.
(Dubai Airport)
Since the morning of the 16th, nearly 50 inbound and outbound flights have been canceled.
In the afternoon, the airport issued a statement saying that the airport would suspend operations for 25 minutes on Tuesday due to a strong storm.
Normally, Dubai Airport is the busiest for international flights, but on these two days, only a few flights can be seen taxiing on the waterlogged runway in the pouring rain.
Anyway, judging from the picture, this time I can really "wait for a ship at the airport"......
(Flights in the rain)
The airport later confirmed that flights departing from Dubai were back in normal operations, but flights arriving in Dubai would be temporarily rerouted until the weather improves.
The plane cannot fly, and the direct consequence is that passengers are stranded at the airport.
The waiting area was full of people, and the seats could not be seated, and some passengers had to sleep on the floor.
(Passengers lying on the ground)
Later, the airport simply stopped letting people into the terminal, because the terminal was already overcrowded.
(Crowded terminals)
In addition to Dubai, the area around Dubai and countries such as Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia have also been affected by this extreme weather.
In the UAE border city of Al Ain, the scheduled AFC Champions League semi-final was postponed for 24 hours due to weather.
In Oman, police and military were dispatched to the northern part of the hardest-hit province of Al Shakia to help people evacuate.
The torrential rain also caused flash floods, which have killed 18 people.
(related reports)
In Bahrain, flooding was also followed by a night of torrential rain and thunder.
On the evening of the 15th, the Bahraini Ministry of the Interior issued a public safety warning as a result.
"I love playing in the rain, but this is the first time I've felt scared," said Ali, a 9-year-old boy from Manama, Bahrain, as he helped his mother clean up the water outside the house.
"I was terrified by the thunder and the sky was lit up by lightning. ”
"I've never seen anything like it, so I hid with my mom. ”
(Bahrain after the rain)
On the 16th, the meteorological departments of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia both issued alerts, predicting heavy rain and thunderstorms to remind the public to remain vigilant.
Saudi Arabia's Qassim province, the capital Riyadh, and the Eastern Province are all places where summer temperatures exceed 40 degrees, with high winds and hail expected.
(related reports)
It is estimated that the impact of extreme weather on Dubai and surrounding countries will continue for some time......
(Dubai after being washed by heavy rain)