Heavy rains created a flood-like situation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday. Along with this, heavy rains have created flood like situations in cities like Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Al Ain. At the same time, UAE's neighbor Oman also suffered floods due to heavy rains. 18 people died due to the flood while many people are reported missing.
Roads, railways and flights were affected on Tuesday. Due to which offices and schools have been closed in these cities. People have been asked to work from home. Whereas in UAE it started raining from the night of 15th April. By the evening of Tuesday, April 16, more than 120 mm (4.75 inches) of water fell. There is so much rainfall in UAE throughout the year.
45 flights cancelled at Dubai Airport
Let us tell you that due to rain, the movement of aircraft has been stopped at the world's busiest Dubai International Airport. A Dubai Airport spokesperson told Gulf News that 45 flights had been cancelled. Along with this, 3 flights have been diverted to other airports.
There was heavy rain last year also
Due to rain and storm last year, the situation in Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia is very bad. According to the information, due to water logging at Dubai Airport, the movement of planes was completely stopped. Around 45 flights were cancelled while 3 flights were diverted to other airports.