NewsIntense rain has flooded several Gulf countries, triggering sudden floods throughout the area and prompting the rerouting of flights from the world’s busiest international airport. Dubai Airport announced a temporary diversion of operations, which have now resumed.
Officials in Oman reported a death toll of at least 18 individuals due to flooding.
Numerous regions experienced nearly a year’s worth of rainfall within a single day.
Unverified footage from Dubai International Airport depicted aircraft creating waves as they traversed flooded runways.
The airport released a statement indicating that inbound flights scheduled for Tuesday evening had been redirected “due to the ongoing extraordinary weather conditions in the UAE.”
The statement confirmed that departures would remain unaffected. After a pause of approximately two hours, flight operations resumed.
The UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology issued a weather advisory on Tuesday morning for extensive areas of the country, encompassing Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah.
The Gulf area is typically popular for hot and arid climates, but instances of heavy rainfall leading to flooding is becoming more frequent in recent years.
In Oman, neighboring the region, officials reported that the death toll from flash floods had risen to 18, with several individuals still unaccounted for. Among the deceased were 10 students, aged between 10 and 15, who tragically lost their lives on April 14 when the vehicle they were traveling in was swept away while attempting to cross a flooded area.
Footage from Bahrain depicted vehicles stranded on flooded roads.
Pictures showed vehicles barely progressing along flooded roads in Dubai amid heavy rainfall.
Certain analysts have associated the atypical weather patterns with climate change, suggesting that extreme storms will become increasingly prevalent in the future as global temperatures rise.
With each 1-degree Celsius increase in average temperature, the atmosphere has the capacity to retain approximately 7% more moisture. This can lead to increased droplet formation and intensified rainfall, often occurring within shorter durations and over smaller geographic areas.
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