• UAE experienced largest single day of rainfall in 75 years
  • Volume of rain was highest since official records began in 1949
  • 254mm of rain fell in Al Ain - equivalent of two years' average rainfall
  • Many flights at DXB were cancelled, delayed or diverted
  • Severe traffic disruption as flooding affected many roads
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Aftermath of Tuesday's storms in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

A municipal worker walks along a flooded street in Dubai on May 2, 2024, as heavy rains returned to the United Arab Emirates just two weeks after record downpours that experts linked to climate change. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
A municipal worker walks along a flooded street in Dubai on May 2, 2024, as heavy rains returned to the United Arab Emirates just two weeks after record downpours that experts linked to climate change. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)


Updated: June 24, 2024, 6:10 AM`