Rain in Dubai Shocking video of storm in Dubai: Airport and roads come to a standstill

some heavy rain The operations of Dubai airports were affected this Tuesday, Due to which their operations were temporarily disrupted due to water logging on the runways as well as the approach roads.

Dubai Airports, the manager of the emirate’s airports, issued an alert today announcing that “operations at Dubai International Airport are being significantly disrupted due to heavy rain and flooding on this day”.

In the note, the company said that “due to intense storms, operations were temporarily suspended for 25 minutes this afternoon,” but noted that, following this interruption, operations were gradually resumed and Currently in “recovery mode”.

“A total of 21 departure flights and 24 arrival flights has been Cancelled This morning at 12:02 local time (08:02 GMT), and three flights were diverted to other neighboring airports,” he said.

the streets were flooded

He also highlighted that “there is significant flooding on access roads to the airport around Dubai”, and announced that “the current weather forecast indicates that the unstable weather will cause delays and disruptions until the early hours of Wednesday morning.” Will continue to cause disruption on April 17th.

For all these reasons, Dubai Airports activated response team

Working closely with airlines and other service partners with the goal of “resuming normal operations as quickly as possible and minimizing inconvenience to passengers.”

Given these circumstances, he advised passengers to use the Dubai Metro “for a more fluid transit” and taking advantage of the fact that the Metro extended its service until 3:00 am (23:00 GMT) .

On the other hand, Dubai government Expanded remote work for public employees Until tomorrow, Wednesday, April 17, due to weather conditions, as explained in a statement on their X account.

“Private schools in Dubai have also been ordered to continue remote learning tomorrow. Private sector entities are urged to adopt remote working tomorrow and take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of all,” the note said. take measure.”

Many citizens shared various x social networks Airport Videos and PhotosTorrential rain throughout the day affected the emirate, leaving roads and shopping centers under water.