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Dubai submerged in floods as UAE gets over a year’s worth of rain in hours (www.aljazeera.com)
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Heavy thunderstorms have lashed the United Arab Emirates (UAE), dumping more than a year and a half’s rain on the desert city-state of Dubai in just a few hours and flooding major highways and its international airport.

The rains began late on Monday, soaking the sands and roads of Dubai with some 20mm (0.79 inches) of rain, according to meteorological data collected at Dubai International Airport. The storms intensified at about 9am (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday and continued throughout the day, dumping more rain and hail onto the overwhelmed city.

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[-] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

As the petrocos literally set the world on fire, my one solace is that they still have to live in the world they've fucked over.

[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago

Floods this time but I hear ya.

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