Dubai streets still flooded as authorities scramble to clean up

Streets remain flooded in Dubai after the heaviest rainfall in the United Arab Emirates in 75 years. The flooding caused travel chaos as Dubai airport grounded flights and closed its terminals. As flood waters recede, some people are taking matters into their own hands using kayaks to rescue stranded residents. Up to 259.5mm (10.2in) of rain fell on the usually arid country on Tuesday, with neighbouring countries also hit by heavy rain earlier in the week. In Oman, 20 people died, including 10 schoolchildren, when their vehicle was swept away
Dubai floods: Chaos, queues and submerged cars after UAE hit by record rains

[@jaywalker3087]

😅How many Billioaires and Millionaires live there... The 1% don't care and this is a prime example of their Greed.... An immigrant worker helping people Out Of The Goodness Of His Heart...❤❤❤

[@tonyinhbolero4815]

True

[@tea5092]

🪰

[@user-zv8gd3jl7q]

We know it was caused by western weather weapon HAARP ANTENNAS !!!

[@babyboo600]

if youd be rich, you wouldnt care either !

[@yapperbird]

learn your spellings..

[@angierichards1745]

Money cannot save anyone for destruction and death

[@cemcelik9985]

This is where you see the importance of the brain. It's a city full of skyscrapers, but there are no water drains on the roads 😂😂

[@Innocent_monk]

Because they can't assume this type of heavy rain in one day.

[@AnimWolf]

Cloud seeding

[@polodok9988]

​@@Innocent_monk plus it's a desert, they're not expected to be in situations like this

[@DisturbedGeneration]

​@@polodok9988 literally dude, i know it "*can*" rain there, but i NEVER thought that desert would flood..

[@casparAG]

people saying they didn't need to think about drains in the desert. they used cloud seeding

[@cb2291]

Cloud seeding is bunk tho 🤣

[@BrickTextures-hm1uy]

​@@cb2291 Cloud seeding is used for agriculture and before big parades way back from 60-s. (Anyway in Soviet and post soviet countries)

[@SashaBaron112]

@@cb2291u a child ? 1891 was the 1st patent for weather modification. Cloud seeding came a little later, not much. Why not look it up?

[@Outabreath]

​@@cb2291 What information do you have to say its 'Bunk'

[@Solacer8]

This was not cloud seeding, I saw the rain map few days before. It first went over Eastern Province (Dammam) in Saudi Arabia, with almost same heavy rain with little flood, then it passed over Bahrain and Qatar. Then finally the most heavy one hit UAE and Oman.

[@valeriecherylirving4048]

Clearly no one seems to have understood the structure that is needed when it rains ! And the government announcing their cloud seeding operation and was proud of it ., should have been made aware of this surely?.. in not paying attention it has cost Dubai tens of millions!

[@apollo2276]

The consequences of weather manipulation.

[@donpula6349]

Yep, its disrupting nature.

[@Solacer8]

This was not cloud seeding, I saw the rain map few days before. It first went over Eastern Province (Dammam) in Saudi Arabia, with almost same heavy rain with little flood, then it passed over Bahrain and Qatar. Then finally the most heavy one hit UAE and Oman.

[@fayjyn4003]

@@Solacer8U hate us for sure We living a better life than yours From Saudi Arabia so proud 🤍🫶🏻

[@ohmanyourecool1]

@@Solacer8I don’t think you understand how cloud seeding or weather works.

[@harveysmusicschoollizaman2290]

You are talking about climate change, right?

[@lemons2135]

I hope people remember this man, the next time they hear someone say ‘i look after myself and my family first’, or what about ‘my country’… The strength of a persons character is how they behave when others need their help.

[@Jan-lq1ki]

Praying for the affected by the flood 🙏🙏

[@lajeandom]

thanks for your prayers they are very helpful

[@hoodatdondar2664]

Be fair, everybody. This is not the part of the world where you think a lot about storm drains.

[@vasopel]

to be fair..there is NO PLACE on earth that you can build a city with no storm drains ;-) and also bonus rant: when you are a country THAT rich...you CAN 100% afford storm drains! :-(

[@Liara_I_Sorry]

I didn't think of it till you mentioned storm drain. Oh yeah!

[@f_pie]

lol arabs are so smart

[@DonSingh-rg7gz]

😂drains clogged with desert sand

[@annakeye]

I can't help but wonder about the Burj Khalifa and it's lack of a municipal sewage system to discharge into. I bet the place stinks right now.

[@sparks7949]

Did they forget to build drains?

[@orsonincharge4879]

I think so

[@S-North]

Yep, and sewers.

[@sreekanthsuku]

Already have big drainage networks and efficiently managed

[@S-North]

@@sreekanthsuku Evidently not.

[@sreekanthsuku]

@@S-North it is flooded due to 3 year’s combined annual average precipitation pour in single day. Do you know any other city in the world which is capable to manage such an event?

[@emmanuel64042]

India man is everywhere

[@mangosreedhar8277]

Chettan

[@ikman3410]

1.7B people in one country!! Their per capita income shows how much they improved.

[@markelraya10]

@@ikman3410but still are the least desired men

[@sagan08]

@@markelraya10 depends from where though, different culture

[@ryanwaslawski6088]

Before attempting cloud seeding did they think to prep their desert city through massive upgrades to drainage and storm systems? Cause I doubt a place in the middle of the desert had much of that.

[@LithaMoonSong]

Maybe an opportunity for slaves to escape was my first thought.

[@thebus-ter]

they will be free one day.

[@shadmansudipto7287]

UAE doesn't have that kind of slaves. The ones that are there willingly from poor countries, they can't escape.

[@astroflyinsights]

People would stay home if their countries weren't destroyed by bombing, globalists, and by bribed officials.

[@Lucius_murrius]

I'm keeping mine inside she can't escape 😂

[@naeemaabdulhamid4493]

​@@shadmansudipto7287 Absolutely.. and these negative wagging tongues belong to those needy slaves who sold their lands to come to UAE.

[@user-fy7ru4ii1i]

Dubai is dealing with flooding. Coincidentally, I have received WAY less Indian scam calls in the last few days.

[@antihypocrisy8978]

Dubai is in India? I didn't know!

[@Radhasanatani]

The Audacity Tho

[@karengregory8503]

Absolutely man made disaster !!! Why oh why are we messing with our weather ?!?!

[@JamesRooney-li4eu]

Because they have got to try and prove man made climate change but shot themselves in the foot here.

[@simba8665]

just like "Global Warming"

[@janefarmer7162]

Just like New York

[@iamMidnightGloom]

This was not cloud seeding, I saw the rain map few days before. It first went over Eastern Province (Dammam) in Saudi Arabia, with almost same heavy rain with little flood, then it passed over Bahrain and Qatar. Then finally the most heavy one hit UAE and Oman.

[@JacobBen94]

@@iamMidnightGloom”mmmmmmm I saw the map okay?!?’ -you 💀

[@mnnaqs]

When the Sins of mankind hit the sky the Lord swt cleans the land with his power.

[@AhmadshahidAhmadshahid-cn3nu]

Indeed

[@darkfire1161]

And that power required an Airplane to release chemicals into the sky to Rain and that process is called Sky seeding

[@mohammadparvezkhan2914]

Exactly.. n be ready to see the wrath of the planet in few years bcoz global warming 😅😅

[@iamMidnightGloom]

first what did we do wrong?

[@VegasTigger]

someone please save the religinut billionaires from having to look at average people struggling.

[@shadmansudipto7287]

Lol they're not religious beyond wearing garments.

[@mayalouka5931]

you do realize that cities like la for example have 3 times the amount of millionares that dubai does even though the population is roughly the same?

[@VegasTigger]

@@mayalouka5931 ...really, using "whataboutism" defending the 1% richest in the world?

[@vbbb808]

Wow!!! The consequences on reclaiming land from water bodies

[@noapikula8715]

Thank you for your contribution.

[@vicky_webcatuk]

How about reporting on Andrew Bridgens speech in the Commons? I think its a bit more important than whats happening abroad with the weather

[@mariaridler1831]

👍

[@drhfuhruhurr4253]

It's a lefty news channel, climate change narrative trumps all.

[@jonathanhart8659]

Bridgen is just another lying MP

[@drhfuhruhurr4253]

Because Guardian news are busy pushing climate change!

[@drhfuhruhurr4253]

Because Guardian are busy pushing climate change...

[@bobbg9041]

You can honestly say billionaires were under water in there car loans.

[@wellifthemediasaysit]

From all that 'man made' rain!

[@Solacer8]

This was not cloud seeding, I saw the rain map few days before. It first went over Eastern Province (Dammam) in Saudi Arabia, with almost same heavy rain with little flood, then it passed over Bahrain and Qatar. Then finally the most heavy one hit UAE and Oman.

[@wellifthemediasaysit]

@@Solacer8 The 'rain map' would still be affected/dictated, by any form of cloud seeding, you know!

[@Solacer8]

@@wellifthemediasaysit It originated from the west like near Kuwait and Iraq.

[@mayalouka5931]

why is cloud seeding so terrible? just curious

[@David-sj4fk]

no

[@ToToros_Adventures]

The foolish man built his house upon the sand. And the rains came tumbling down. The rains came down and the floods came up. And the house on the sand went crash.

[@KalergiNightmareOfTheWhites]

ABCA

[@jimmywall7325]

Our weather people always say. "Turn around. Don't drown".

[@TheJohndoes1]

That’s why you shouldn’t cloud seed

[@tea5092]

Cloud seedings doesn't create strong winds and thunderstorms.

[@amboyfirebuff409]

@@tea5092Please dont be dumb.

[@jblasutavario9549]

Poor drainage infrastructure is also the big problem

[@samir3983]

This global warming due to low pressure people facing same problems around the world type Chennai flood see it's natural

[@TheJohndoes1]

⁠​​that’s exactly what it does

[@ThebigOhDee]

Kayak in Dubai is diabolical

[@anitasoans728]

For those who have no clue about Dubai, they can just make all kind of accusations. It only shows their ignorance and jealousy of the city. Cloud seeding is a very expensive process, even it was done, it can't produce this kind of rain. The infrastructure in Dubai is one of the best in the world, and the rulers of the country provide the best to its citizens and residents. They don't have the money that people think they have. However, with the limited resources they have, the country has done far better than countries with 100 times more natural resources.

[@naeemaabdulhamid4493]

❤❤❤❤❤ STAY BLESSED You are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. JEALOUSLY IS A CURSE A FIRE THAT EATS ITSEF OUT TOO.

[@johnross2924]

Stop cloud seeding 😈

[@5fr4ewq]

i have no words

[@johnross2924]

@@5fr4ewq you have four 😁

[@5fr4ewq]

@@johnross2924 does emojis count as words?

[@Barood88]

Cloud seeding without proper draining is a bad idea.

[@Khaled_Alghamdi]

@@Barood88 it’s not cloud seeding . Why ? Because first of all , weather models predicted this rain at least from 7 days ago , and I can prove it . So cloud seeding would be impossible if weather models already predicted it . Secondly, according to CnBC , the government denied cloud seeding took place before the Dubai flood . Search up the article.

[@nataliewang1464]

Travelling to Dubai in 4 days… wish me luck 😅

[@izabellaszolginia8705]

Nie leć tam !

[@izabellaszolginia8705]

Do not fly there

[@rex_schd]

RIP🍒

[@genesyspron50]

It's clean and dry everywhere in Dubai. The storm described in the video is gone already. Go and enjoy your vacation

[@R_Karri]

Dubai getting help from an immigrant is hilarious.

[@solutionprayerconference9018]

Thanks!

[@alpine1600s]

It's a DESERT. Deserts receive minimal rainfall annually, but are also renowned for occasional heavy storms that can cause flash flooding, just like the Grand Canyon and other parts of the Southwestern United States.

[@MegaWillow18]

The people should sue the government for cloud seeding

[@therealbrappuccino]

You reap what you sow.

[@umairiftikhar8863]

وبدلاً من مساعدة فلسطين، عندما يتم بناء مثل هذا المعبد الضخم للهندوس في دبي، وعندما لا يعاني أي أخ مسلم آخر، فإن عقاب الله سيأتي هناك.

[@johnharrison4817]

If they want it go away can they not just throw money at the puddles

[@efrenrivera5616]

The one man with a kayak in Dubai to the rescue

[@Not_really]

Maintaining drains in a dry, sandy environment would be a nightmare for obvious reasons, if you've ever lived in an arid part of the world.

[@Neji90]

No electricity, no water but he’s literally riding on water lol

[@jagohkampong]

You can have all the riches in the world but you can’t stop Allah’s will.

[@Rby-rd7ce]

You reap what you sow

[@LordOfLight]

Whoever would have thought Dubai would ever have too much water.

[@donovan8747]

Perfect situation to describe "be careful what you wish for."

[@fortunehotel4610]

❤ Kudos to the Government of Dubai, UAE, for their swift and efficient response, resolving issues within 24 hours. Their commitment to maintaining a sterling reputation and caring for all residents, regardless of caste or race, is commendable. Dubai upholds values of humanity, brotherhood, and tolerance. Long live Dubai, UAE.

[@Dragon._.88]

😳 I remembered how the insects escaped in Turkey 🪳🇹🇷🪳☪️🪳🪳on February *6-7 2023* 😮🤯😩😫 *Putin, My father Is - Great* ☦️💓🌎✨🐲✨

[@f_pie]

in english please

[@user-uq9qd9nf1q]

Yam nungaite Asoi angam ywdaba oiyuko manipur imphal

[@MojoZ20]

personally i would have never foreseen such a scene - using a kayak/raft (or boat even) on the streets of an arabian city in the desert 😓

[@naeemaabdulhamid4493]

Positive ENERGY Positive Attitudes Are a blessing unlike the FOOLISH WAGGING FINGERS I SHOULD SAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA 😂😂😂

[@nikogrujic6807]

Hey guy's let's go to Dubai !!!????😂 all the prince of Dubai do they know how to swim !!!?😂

[@mmmmmm10392]

They do not have any rain water drainage system,,,,,,for a modern city not to have drains is a poor show on the designers,,,,,,

[@sevensaturn5442]

Cloud seeding went wrong! Still they should store that water. Also, this amount gives data on how well their system is made

[@azizrahman9496]

Billions in buildings pennies on drainage, surprisingly no shxt floating

[@Misdeminas]

This is what happens when you build a man made city on flat land

[@vickyingramnymann8543]

Cloud seeding. You shouldnt mess with nature.

[@HamidaMurtic]

Das ist gut jetzt ist die Stadt stabil❤

[@Bestfactsmited]

So amazing place

[@consultant2678]

Wonder how the sewage systems holding up 😂

[@laurafenton6776]

I would say this is Karma all the way

[@Seoyeaji921]

What karma ?

[@jimblamire3312]

Go for it Bill, save the planet. Interfere with mother nature, you know best.

[@user-qb9nn5gn4m]

Unexpected rains ina single day like pounding in any time in desert

[@Michael678yg]

Выздоравливайте скорее, эти бедствия очень печальны, и пусть Бог не допустит, чтобы это повторилось, привет из Турции.

[@aios1671]

Whoever says pray for Dubai, remember that when your country is in trouble Emiratis don't pray for you. As a matter of fact, they don't want to help the Palestinians.

[@Seoyeaji921]

A lot of dubai people helped Palestinians.

[@yamdale4519]

It’s not weather or climate change. Dubai does not have drainage system

[@SadatKhan-hk1gm]

😮 modern cities in the water

[@mohammademran9934]

Excellent

[@radenujang3294]

Elon Musk 2011: _"Have you seen their car?"_ People 2024: _"Have you seen his car?"_ 😂 Yangwang U8 BYD : 😎😎

[@agnesochuka9018]

And our Kenyan flooded waters are brown,yet Dubai flooded waters are sooo clean

[@igogl12]

It is what it is. God's will, no one can deny it.

[@hondo1650]

When money doesn't buy you everything

[@christophermyers3758]

Guess I'll postpone my visit until the water recedes in the Dubai Mall? 🤣😂

[@Regentvoice24]

Rain 🌧️ in Dubai is always problematic 🫣hope no one is injured.

[@SHZ365]

Water doesn't seep into ground because of the concrete works done in last 30 years

[@CatherinemarieHall]

Surely the country can’t recover from this

[@yamdale4519]

It happened to Saudi Arabia Jeddah when it rained heavy it flooded the streets so quickly. No drainage system. Where do you think the water will go if no drains? Streets will be flooded and their houses as well.

[@garvielloken4114]

This happens when you think you need no sewerage lol.

[@pasquale6173]

Dubai, stata buon ✌

[@MONi_LALA]

Yup, we got to the point when desert floods and lake drys.

[@bernadettemccluskey2812]

They need to apply permaculture principles to the land all around the region (see Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton, Australia) and the Paani Foundation (Water Cup) in India - amazing what they did with their dry land (also Andrew Millison in the US). Won't stop the superstorms but would handle the water much better and put it where it is supposed to go, into the soil via permanent plant roots in the ground and down into the aquifer below (with tons of bonuses for people and wildlife). Similar for the UK - read Isabella Tree's book Wilding and see how the river that runs through their estate no longer floods the village downstream because of wilding and permaculture principles applied on the land upstream and allowing the river to meander naturally (and therefore store water in the soil) when it used to flood every winter. If the powers that be were wise, they'd start learning about permaculture asap and teaching their citizens to do it too.

[@user-bf4jl4be4e]

Dubai was not build to mitigate such flood. It would be regarded a fantasy if someone 20 years ago predicted that Dubai will one day be flooded like this.

[@dhanrajtolar4297]

NOW DESSERT WILL TURN GREEN.

[@JimmyMadighan]

And a day later everything was back to normal. It’s how bounce back that matters most

[@indiartobudisantoso7746]

Dubai's infrastructure is not prepared for heavy rainfall...... 94.7 mm rain intensity is common for Indonesia ,and does not cause flooding.......

[@anthonydevono8833]

At least sun will dry out the streets eventually

[@ska5568]

*Dubai millionaires and Billionaires, feel free to shift to Singapore* 😂😂😂

[@LoveUAE333]

There is a beautiful saying: wherever there is rain, water spreads and life flourishes more. The United Arab Emirates will become, in the coming years, a land of rivers and lakes. The recent rains have revealed many river paths, watershed areas, and natural lakes that were in the past full of fresh water, and in the coming years we will witness water wealth. It is large in the United Arab Emirates, and this presents a great opportunity for significant growth in the Emirates, whether in sustainable energy production, agriculture, tourism projects, or eco-tourism, and facing the challenges of climate change that the whole world will face, represented by increasing amounts of rain, floods, etc.

[@mdansaryoutubechannel1598]

❤❤❤

[@alwaysprocrastinating]

People need to understand that this was a storm that came in 23 years. It was that powerful. Surely you can't say to build THAT many drains because UAE has never had this kind of weather. And no, this isn't cloud seeding. These clouds floated over Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar and poured in Oman and later in UAE, then circled back to Saudi Arabia, where it also poured later on. Get your facts straight and do some research before you say, "It's man made rain bro" 🙄. And yes, this is coming from a UAE citizen who is suffering right now because their board exams got shifted by a week due to the flooding, which caused people to be stuck in their homes until this day :'D.

[@nightexe6070]

"Helping" Buddy doesn't know that we all know what he's doing.

[@josecarlosmedina-jn5nw]

Yes beautifol Dubai Dabai👇🏼👇🏼❤

[@user-vr2ij6yb6h]

When Geo-engineering back fires. 😒

[@rishabhgautam2723]

It's project HAARP 😢😢

[@AzizMasthan13]

Happy to see this

[@Seoyeaji921]

Are you serious?

[@fernandoantonioantonio410]

Está bien k llueva

[@whyisaac]

Comments from people who know nothing of the situation, spreading negativity. Internet comments are more dirty than that food water. Souls lost ❤️❤️

[@naeemaabdulhamid4493]

Absolutely. These are the hateful souls

[@yasminm7157]

Oh dear, trouble in paradise

[@Layla_r0se]

Biasa tengok.. tapi tempat lain.. terbesar.. terburuk..

[@Nopedont171]

The president has given orders for effected family’s to be moved to a safe location. By who? Where? Where’s safe? Like mate u need more than just that.

[@scorpio1120]

They can build cities in the middle of Persian Gulf, but can’t build a simple drainage system?🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@budreesaraswatee4246]

SAME AS IN MTUS

[@QODAS2002]

Remember burj khalefa has no sweage system So smell it everyone

[@manpreetbrar838]

Cloud seeding and weather control. 2nd best weapon in the world after nukes 🤔 . Also better PR.