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Red alert in UAE: Residents urged to stay home as unprecedented rains paralyse life
[GEO.TV] The United Arab Emirates witnessed record-breaking and highest levels of rainfall for the first time in 75 years with even Dubai flooding under rainwater.After the unprecedented weather phenomenon, UAE's National Centre of Meteorology issued a red alert, urging residents to remain vigilant as weather conditions continued to get severe. While the rain has stopped in UAE states for the last eight hours, the government has issued instructions urging people to stay at home. Dubai's leadership has ordered immediate measures in the city amid rain emergency during a meeting with the crisis and disaster management team. As per media reports, Dubai experienced record rainfall of two years in just one day. The sanitary staff in the Gulf country is busy draining rainwater from the roads. In Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and other states, efforts are underway to remove the water accumulated on the roads. Reports were received regrading an Emirati citizen being swept away in floodwater in Ras Al Khaima. Al Ain, a region known as 'Khatm Al Shakla', witnessed an astonishing 254.8mm of rainfall in less than 24 hours, as reported by meteorological authorities. Thunderstorms and lightning strikes persisted throughout the night, intensifying the downpour that continued into Wednesday. Forecasters predicted the ongoing unstable weather patterns from Tuesday through Thursday, driven by a prolonged "low surface pressure" system and two waves of turbulent weather sweeping across the UAE. Posted by: Fred 2024-04-18 |
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