Dubai’s Record Rainfall Floods Homes, Halts Flights
- Emirates airline suspends all passenger check-ins for the day
- Heavy rain disrupted transport systems and closed schools
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Dubai flights have been severely disrupted and cars were left stranded on flooded roads after record rainfall over the past day brought the city to a standstill.
The United Arab Emirates experienced its heaviest downpour since records began in 1949, Dubai’s media office said in a statement. It caused chaos for residents as water entered the city’s expensive homes and underground car parks, left some buildings without power and resulted in widespread flooding even a day later.