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UAE President has ordered at-risk families to be moved to safety When record downpours sent water flooding into his Dubai home, Riaz Haq expected the levels to drop once it stopped raining. But instead of falling, the water kept rising higher. “We went to bed, the water was half-a-metre (half-a-yard),” the British lawyer said, recalling…
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Climate experts say the rains are consistent with changes caused by global warming Dubai airport, one of the world’s busiest, witnessed major disruption for a third straight day Thursday after the heaviest rains on record drenched the desert United Arab Emirates. Emirates, Dubai’s state-owned flagship airline, and sister carrier flydubai resumed check-ins after telling passengers…
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Vehicles drive through standing floodwater caused by heavy rain on an onramp to Sheikh Zayed Road highway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 18, 2024. The United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Thursday from the heaviest rain the desert nation has ever recorded, a deluge that flooded out Dubai International Airport and disrupted…
A person stands surrounded by flood water caused by heavy rains, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on April 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Arab Emirates (UAE) struggled on April 18 to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, as its main airport worked to restore normal operations…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on the last day campaigning for the first phase of the Lok Sabha election to be held on April 19, 2024 | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Campaigning ends for 102 seats in first phase of Lok Sabha polls Political parties held their last rallies in 102 Lok…
A person walks towards cars stranded in flood water caused by heavy rains, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes. At least 20…
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A person walks towards cars stranded in flood water caused by heavy rains, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes. At least 20…
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