| Dubai Floods: Heavy rains lash UAE again; Flights cancelled, schools & offices shut
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Heavy rainfall returned to United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday and Friday with several flights being cancelled while people and students have been asked to work and study from home.
The MeT department has issued an orange alert for Friday as heavy rains and thunderstorms continue to lash the UAE this week.
People and students have been asked to work and study from home.
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The UAE authorities had asked schools to start distance learning and companies to allow people to work from home. The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) announced that the decision applies to all private schools, nurseries, and universities. Dubai announced work-from-home for government employees on May 2 and May 3. Parks and beaches have been shut.
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Emirates cancelled several flights on Thursday due to bad weather across the UAE. A Flydubai spokesperson told Khaleej Times that the “adverse weather conditions in Dubai on Thursday have caused some delays to their operations".
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India's IndiGo said that its flight operations have been affected by bad weather in Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, and Abu Dhabi. Vistara and SpiceJet also said that departures, arrivals, and flights would be impacted by inclement weather.
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Last month's downpour, the heaviest in UAE since records began in 1949, flooding overwhelmed the UAE’s drainage systems. Many residents lost their belongings when their homes flooded, and the flooding waters destroyed many cars. Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, needed 22 tankers with vacuum pumps to get water off its grounds.
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According to the Khaleej Times, generally fair and partly weather is expected over eastern and southeastern areas on Friday.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) expected the night to be humid, with a gradual rise in temperature from Saturday.
The temperature will surge up to 38 degrees Celsius and 35 degrees Celsius in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, respectively.
The weather department has also projected light to moderate winds, which may cause dust and sand to blow over.
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Source: LiveMint
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