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News live Dubai today
RRR Chaos in Dubai as UAE records heaviest rainfall in 75 years Dubai, UAE CNN — Chaos ensued in the United Arab Emirates after the country witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years, with some areas recording more than 250 mm (around 10 inches) of precipitation in fewer than 24 hours, the state’s media office said in a statement Wednesday . The rainfall, which flooded streets, uprooted palm trees and shattered building facades, has never been seen in the Middle Eastern nation since records began in 1949 . In the popular tourist destination Dubai, flights were canceled, traffic came to a halt and schools closed. RRR One-hundred millimeters (nearly 4 inches) of rain fell over the course of just 12 hours on Tuesday, according to weather observations at the airport – around what Dubai usually records in an entire year , according to United Nations data. The rain fell so heavily and so quickly that some motorists were forced to abandon their vehicl...
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