Major clean-up operation continues in Dubai as locals try to get back to normality after freak flood

Dubai endeavours to clear devastating flood waters as expert says cloud-seeding was not to blame.
The storm, which first hit neighbouring Oman on Sunday, pounded the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday (April 16), flooding roads and causing gridlock that lasted for hours as rainwater inundated homes and businesses. One person was reported dead in the UAE and 20 in Oman.
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‘Apocalyptic’ Dubai floods caused ‘$1billion worth of damage’ in a DAY after drowned city hit by worst storm in 75 years
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[@reecom9884]

It’s going to be one hell of a fly and mosquito season in Dubai!

[@name-vx1od]

inb4 locust town

[@LiquidLight-rq1tt]

To the person that wrote this comment... We need more observers like you brotha. If they don't get proactive... Insects will ravage their skin and elderly and homes

[@Nighthawk-8050]

No sewage/drainage systems that's crazy

[@maratonlegendelenemirei3352]

The sand would clog it up even when it's not raining. These people are not that stupid.

[@kevizzzle]

@@maratonlegendelenemirei3352 The burj Khalifa has no sewage system. So is it about being stupid? or money/ego...

[@moryveraval6249]

It was a natural phenomenon. Cloud seeding can cause rain, but can it cause thunder, lightning and strong winds??!!!! And to all giving negative comments about Dubai, you need to get a life. It is a city that has given much to both rich and poor alike.

[@The_Son_of_Oden]

Yes it can, Dubai been doing this for years now and each year is worse than the previous one

[@ygpwnxd_xd752]

moryveraval6249 👍👍👍 Best and accurate comment so far on this Chanel 🙏🏽

[@ismails]

Dubai was built on the back of greed, exploitation, money laundering and outright theft.. it has only been good for thieves and people with zero moral or integrity... they have exploited workers since they began this vanity project..EVERYONE KNOWS THIS, the only comment I agree with here is "It is a city that has given much to the rich" . anyone who thinks otherwise needs to open their eyes and look past the pompous cover!

[@faradaycool4058]

Megacity, no drainage systems...Clever

[@sunmoon8947]

Yes agree with you most advanced city but drainage system failed so 😭😭😭😭

[@Chewy___]

The sand would clog it up stupid lol

[@KeruxLand]

A rich place like Dubai and no adequate sewage/drainage systems!!!...

[@cs0654]

It's a desert city.... drainage was never a risk for decades, but it's become an issue that's for sure.

[@thahleel]

Proves they’re not rich and are just pretending to be rich until they can be rich

[@manasi92]

​@@thahleelyes pretending to be rich also by dumping animals in the desert to die. Guess karma came to hit them.

[@pixpusha]

They never needed it.

[@KeruxLand]

@@pixpusha Yeah, but now, they will have to install them everywhere $$$$.....

[@shahanshahalam4860]

How stupid to build a modern city but not put in drainage and sewer systems > fleeced by foreign contractors, Dubai rulers were short sighted and taken in by con men architects and engineers.

[@TalkAboutaTrapstar]

Stupid to seed clouds as well!

[@markmd9]

The climate zone is transforming from dry to equatorial

[@pnaifr3nz3]

Dubai has no drainage system? that's crazy!

[@xMaxLoverx1]

Why would they have drainage system.. it's desert where it doesn't rain.....

[@modabdoub3742]

‏من فلسطين نتمنى الشفاء العاجل إلى الأخوة في الإمارات وكل الأشقاء العرب نتمنى لكم كل الخير والاستقرار والازدهار ونحبكم بالله

[@user-kl2mg8co4k]

Dear Dubai, Thank you for solving the problems quickly! For hard work! for the beauty! for cleanliness! for comfort! As for the storm, it is such a situation all over the world! as for the cars, they have to be changed for a long time! I am proud of you, my beloved Dubai!

[@TEAMMAURICE]

Now comes the real issue as the foundations of the high rise buildings start giving way!

[@wooddawg4868]

Dubai is going to have to invest heavily in flood water pumps and drainage canals in the event this situation happens again and it will. Dubai needs what they don't have which is a fleet of vac truck operators and storm drain identifiers. And to have major hydrostatic pumps to move storm water away from flooded areas outside the city. This was a major oversight in the Dubai storm and sewerage system.

[@rinkydinky-ob9pe]

They need engineers and technicians

[@thahleel]

They need but don’t wanna pay for them 😂

[@RK-56]

The fact is where to throw all these million of gallons of water

[@markmd9]

Sea

[@RK-56]

@@markmd9 again it will revert back I guess 🤣

[@artistfloriancc6511]

Now investors are going to flee Dubai, flood proofing it will take years and rainy season is going to be the norm from hereon .

[@chaz0115]

That water has to be a world health concern given the location

[@paula4384]

What do they expect? The rains come, and everywhere it used to soak into has its path blocked by concrete and steel. Where is the water supposed to go when you block its path?

[@user-kl9mp8gk6y]

The number of flood damaged exotic cars going to auction will be astounding i bet. HAHA

[@mukeshjobanputra6721]

They're going to dump all of them in the desert 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nickloong]

It's unimaginable to build a city without proper drainage system although it rarely rains in that region. It's just not fundamentally right.! Now, it'll take forever to put in a drainage system that works!

[@franciscomarquez9845]

Now the mosquitoes and the hot dampness 😬

[@cipcip1964]

Done by a house or apartment in Dubai worth nothing now😂😂😂😂

[@mandandi]

Sad, but one positive aspect is the recharge of underground aquifers, hopefully.

[@Andrew.-.-]

Just shows they are not as spectacular as people think . All show. But Dubai is like Blackpool on steroids . Common

[@SiameseFatcat]

I have no sympathy we brought this upon ourselves finally the truth comes out for all you that denied and non believers it’s just the beginning of the end

[@manasi92]

I agree 💯

[@JamieMckenzie-eu2pr]

Sad how u get thorough it hopefully you will get better

[@reecom9884]

The people walking around in the sewage/floodwaters in Dubai will have to make sure their vaccine shots are up to date.

[@thahleel]

Got any medical proof for your claim?

[@reecom9884]

@@thahleel Tetanus shots prevent dangerous infections, a serious disease caused by bacteria called Clostridium tetani. Cholera is an acute intestinal infection that spreads through food and water contaminated with faeces containing the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

[@pixpusha]

There's no vaccine for e coli.

[@CatherinemarieHall]

Surely there’s no way of recovering from this 🤔

[@sarakibrom9144]

i wishes to come nominally

[@user-ry6zr7xn1g]

A todos un abrazo con la ayuda de Dios salgan adelante esto es una experiencia para hacer las cosas mejor bendiciones ❤❤❤

[@akrambaig2689]

They forgot to put in drainage system lol how stupidly

[@billlot5329]

A lot of the large buildings I got subsidence.

[@danielwortley2241]

they need to be quick looks like more rain is coming soon so it could hamper there recovery work

[@ayeshagull4966]

😔 we are in it together

[@justina70]

Le grand dieu il veut sa beaucoup de courage 🏊🚣🚣🚣🏊🫣😳🤔🤲👃🤕

[@melvindevilleres6332]

the designers/architects of Dubai should explain they were not able to install adequate drainage.. I guess they retired in some nice island with their yatchs..

[@thahleel]

I actually know the architects from the heyday of Dubai and they all say that they were not allowed to install drainage as it is not necessary, costs a lot and is bad return on investment

[@kburton7277]

Hi we had viral Tiktok videos. All of us in Dubai have been censored to update or post anything about flood

[@flashbeaster]

the nature is unpredictable and changes so we need to keep up with it. Or is this a reaction to our gluttony

[@alanpeachey4085]

The weather reports that are on their way it is going to continue for some considerable time in fact it’s only just started Salamalaykum

[@omnitrus]

Cloud seeding?

[@user-jq9iz3do1o]

Now that's what i call a Dubai Porter Potty.

[@bidencheated7758]

Chemtrail weather manipulation

[@cs0654]

From Saudi through to Iran, Oman included? Check it out on a map, it's big. Must be one helluva big aeroplane.

[@Flo-db1qv]

Dubaï not for me

[@lybbwiz2080]

Yah kno they did that to them selves right

[@donnamccarron6342]

Leave the weather up to God/nature in future 🤨

[@leiag201]

Dubai is a fever dream city that should never have been

[@lindiwemnguni9192]

From Dubai to Dubpotpotyy🤮🤮

[@garryalfonso1609]

Habibi don't come to Dubai.

[@shahzaib36]

Their traffic police have Lamborghini and Ferrari but their municipality have first world war era trucks.

[@mewadamehul7360]

Do bai Dub Gayii

[@Knudjensen54]

If you as I have Tinnitus,this music is torture for you and Me...

[@SusanaAmorosa-mo9qn]

Always believing their self!but not mentioning god..that's the wrath of god science can't solve that problem..need some more storm rain?

[@YoursD-fr2os]

🙇

[@Richard.Caboteja.Danao.]

Long ago a rich city, a happy beautiful city, proud city, clean city, but now ... A wasteland of floods, a flooded city, horrible city, a poor city, a Lonely City.

[@aeri878]

Dubai is like putting on fine bling bling outfits without taking any shower for a long time until stripped naked, you see the true condition now

[@bonjourtoi3894]

Après avoir joué au créateur. Voilà la prolifération de microbes, bactéries et de maladies à venir. Votre récompense !

[@rayerickson7614]

Dubaibai

[@modabdoub3742]

We are Palestinian people wish the best for our brother in United Arab Emirates and all our Brothers we wish you the best stability in the region and great recovery

[@c.w.9770]

Remember palestinien. Allah is great.

[@LebingwelLyngdoh-vd3xx]

😢😢😮😢😮😮😢😮😢

[@sufianfucuk9225]

Warning from ALLAH

[@user-pr5uk4kk5z]

🙏🙏🙏🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@ziannezabreenaamo7336]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅

[@Jon911H2]

New drinking game: every time you hear "let's say", take a shot

[@LebingwelLyngdoh-vd3xx]

😢😢😢😢😮😮😮😮

[@vascodesena]

"May the fiction be with you... And when it doesn't work, you take it with you... Ciao!" ("I swear! It's not my fault" I didn't dump 1 trillion tons of oil and gas into the atmosphere for 75 years! I didn't chop down every tree! I didn't lie, cheat and steal!-- myself into a problem!................ It's your fault I stole and lied! You wouldn't believe the truth!")

[@salimrandall]

Dubai is full of sin and Allah is not happy.

[@user-vg6fs9qe8j]

jokers of the world now ha ha ha ha very entertainment

[@user-tx3uj3tq7x]

Caused by cloud seeding.

[@CloverEmpress]

free the hostages. 🇮🇱

[@calizess]

I bet almost all the flooded areas have stormwater drainage system which is simply clogged. If they bothered to keep the existing drainage operational, the damage would have been much less. Ironically, there was a heavy rain almost 2 weeks before the big flood, and it clearly indicated all the flood zones. All it took - just to clean the drainage after it rained the first time.

[@alismusic3539]

Sick of seeing water where's the sand.

[@ANANTEntercom]

Dubai got washed.