The government of the United Arab Emirates has said that this is the most quantity of rain to fall in the previous 75 years. The heavy rains caused key roadways to flood and airlines at the Dubai International Airport to be disrupted.
Monday night saw the start of the rainy season, and by Tuesday night, Dubai, a desert metropolis, had received almost 142mm (5.59in) of rain, which is typically the equivalent of a year & a half’s worth of precipitation.
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The world’s busiest international airport and the hub of long-haul airline Emirates, Dubai International Airport receives 94.7 millimeters, or 3.73 inches, of rain on average annually. Up to 8 a.m. on Tuesday, some interior regions of the United Arab Emirates received nearly 80 mm (3.2 in) of rain in a single day, almost twice the yearly normal of roughly 100 mm. In the UAE, on the desert Arabian Peninsula, rain is uncommon, but it does fall on occasion during the colder winter months.
In Dubai, homes were inundated, and cars were left stranded on streets until authorities dispatched tanker trucks to remove the water. The absence of consistent rainfall has resulted in poor drainage on many highways and other sites.
According to pictures shared on social media, the flagship malls Dubai Mall & Mall of the Emirates also experienced flooding, with no fewer than a single Dubai Metro station having ankle-deep water. The world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, was occasionally touched by lightning that was visible streaking across the sky.
The National Centre for Meteorology advised inhabitants to take measures and avoid regions of floods and water accumulation in a post on X. The rains were an “exceptional” climate phenomenon, according to a post made on the X account of the official media office of the United Arab Emirates. It’s predicted to rain even more.
In the UAE, schools were closed on Tuesday and were predicted to be closed on Wednesday. The administration of Dubai has likewise allowed its workers to work remotely through Wednesday. The busiest airport in the world for international travel, Dubai International Airport, also rerouted several incoming planes on Tuesday.
According to Agence France-Presse, the weather system earlier triggered flooding throughout Bahrain and resulted in 18 fatalities in Oman on Sunday and Monday. Flooding is predicted to increase due to global warming, according to warnings issued by Oman and the United Arab Emirates, which hosted the Cop28 UN climate conference last year.
Heavy Rainfall Causes Flooding at Dubai Airport, Killing 18 in Oman
According to the authorities, record-breaking rains that flooded the UAE as well as neighboring countries, dying at least eighteen in Oman and causing air travel in Dubai to come to a complete halt, were predicted to persist into Wednesday. The average annual rainfall in Dubai is about five inches. That amount was matched by the flood that arrived by Tuesday night alone.
Both the government and the National Centre of Meteorology of the UAE declared on social media that it was the biggest rainfall event to have occurred in the nation in 75 years.
As a result of the strong storm earlier in the day, Dubai International Airport warned that flights to that airport will be diverted on Tuesday and that operations would be delayed for at least 25 minutes. The airport advised visitors to check the status of their flights, “allow significant additional time for travelling to the airport, and to utilize the metro system in Dubai for easier transit,” after reporting “major flooding” on the roads that connected the airport.
The Centre of Meteorology predicted further rain for Dubai and the UAE overnight, starting in the west and moving eastward. At least eighteen people were murdered in Oman, which neighbors the United Arab Emirates to the east, in a separate rainstorm. According to The Associated Press, “about ten schoolchildren carried away in an automobile with an adult.” Authorities have issued a warning, predicting severe gusts, hail, and intense thunderstorms through Wednesday night.
The Dubai International Airport’s planes were seen taxiing in deep water in videos posted on social media. More than 80 million people visited the airport in 2023, according to the airline Emirates’ operational hub. Flying to 262 locations in 104 countries, it is the second busiest airport in the world, with over 100 airlines operating there.
Somewhere in Dubai, drivers abandoned their cars on the roads as a result of the severe rains that started overnight. By Tuesday night, the storm had brought approximately five inches of rainfall to Dubai, which is roughly equal to what the United Arab Emirates normally experiences in a year. In the United Arab Emirates, where there is an arid desert environment, rain is infrequent but does fall occasionally, usually in the winter.
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