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- The unprecedented heavy rainfall in Dubai on April 15, 2024, led to widespread flooding and disruption. With over 142 millimetres of rain falling in a short period, the desert city experienced a deluge rarely seen in its arid climate. Homes, roads, and major infrastructure were inundated, prompting closures of schools and businesses.
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2 days ago · The Weibo hashtag "artificial rainfall causes flooding in Dubai" was viewed more than three million times, while posts blaming cloud seeding for the downpours made the rounds globally in languages ...
May 10, 2024 · The flooding on Al Khail Road, Dubai, sparked travel disruption as many left their vehicles, Chris Whiteoak witnessed. Antonie Robertson spotted residents resorting to travel by dinghy on First Al Khail Street in Al Quoz 1, near Al Marabea Street intersection in Dubai.
2 days ago · The Emirati meteorological centre said it did not perform seeding operations during the floods. "Due to the excessive use of silver iodide to create artificial rain, Dubai saw its heaviest rainfall in a single day since meteorological records began in 1949," read a simplified Chinese post on Weibo on April 18, 2024.
2 days ago · The UAE's drainage systems quickly became overwhelmed, flooding out neighborhoods, business districts and even portions of the 12-lane Sheikh Zayed Road highway running through Dubai. The state-run WAM news agency called the rain “a historic weather event” that surpassed “anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949.”
May 17, 2024 · One expat never wanted to live in a ground-floor apartment again after seeing how floods destroyed her home; another vowed to avoid units on higher levels after havi...
- Nasreen Abdulla
May 11, 2024 · The storm on April 16 caused major disruption as roads and buildings flooded, transport services stalled and several businesses were forced to close. People were stuck in offices and Dubai Metro stations, while passengers were also stranded at Dubai International Airport, where flights were cancelled because of the flooding. Rents increasing.
May 19, 2024 · Three Dubai Metro stations have reopened after being closed due to flooding last month, the Roads and Transport Authority announced. Trains are now operating as normal at Onpassive, Equiti and Mashreq stations on the Red Line.
