DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – In just one day, two years of rain fell on Dubai, triggering flash flooding that crippled a city not accustomed to rain.
The desert city has seen 6.26 inches of rain as of Tuesday night local time. According to the UAE National Center of Meteorology, the city gets 3.14 inches on average every year.
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The country’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority asked all residents to “stay at home,” only “leaving in cases of extreme necessity.” Authorities also ordered all schools to operate online and commuters to work from home.
Taking a look at the video shows that not everyone listened. The roads and highways that looked more like rivers, were packed with abandoned, stalled cars with water up to the wheel wells.
The second-busiest airport in the world suspended flights during rain, thunder and wind from a Tuesday morning storm which swamped the runway. Dubai International Airport diverted or canceled all arriving flights, “until the weather conditions improve.” Departing flights were still allowed.
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Another wave of heavy rain is forecast in the region Wednesday.