Heavy rains cause rare flooding in Dubai

Heavy rains battered parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, closing schools in the United Arab Emirates and flooding the tarmac at Dubai International Airport. In Oman, at least 18 people have died in recent days due to the severe weather. The storms swamped roadways and created dangerous conditions across the region, a normally arid part of the world that is unaccustomed to intense rainfall and flash flooding.

The UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority urged people to stay home, saying in a post on X that cars should be parked in “safe and elevated locations,” away from flood-prone areas and places where water can accumulate. Private schools across the UAE were closed ahead of the storm and government employees were instructed to work remotely. The UAE is known for its dry conditions and arid climate, but the country can receive occasional precipitation in the winter.

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