Dubai Floods: Cars, runway submerged, Flydubai suspends flights, schools closed due to heavy rain | Watch videos here
Reuters. "All flydubai flights scheduled for departure from Dubai this evening (16 April) have been canceled effective immediately until 10:00 (Dubai local time) on 17 April. During this period, passengers who do not have Dubai as their final destination will not be accepted for travel," a flyDubai spokesperson was quoted as saying.
The Dubai International Airport (DXB) is currently diverting arriving flights until weather conditions improve, while keeping the departures operational. In a latest post on X, it has also recommended passengers to verify the status of their flight with the relevant airline before leaving for DXB and also give themselves extra time to reach the airport. Mahindra & Mahindra Chairman and CEO Anand Mahindra also shared a video showing flooded roads of Dubai.
He wrote on X, “Nope, not Mumbai. Dubai…" The Asian Champions League football semi-final between the UAE's Al Ain and Saudi side Al Hilal, due to be hosted in Al Ain, was postponed for 24 hours because of the weather. Meanwhile, Other parts of the Gulf Peninsula were also affected by bad weather, including Oman, whose news agency reported that at least 18 people died as a result of recent severe rainfall.
The heavy rains that caused widespread flooding across the desert nation stemmed partly from cloud seeding. The UAE started cloud seeding operations in 2002 to address water security issues, even though the lack of drainage in many areas can trigger flooding. (With inputs from Reuters, AFP)Milestone Alert!
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