UAE residents battle with heavy rain, flooding

UAE residents battle with heavy rain, flooding
Videos shared on social media showed cars navigating through flooded roads. (File/AFP)
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Updated 08 January 2023
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UAE residents battle with heavy rain, flooding

UAE residents battle with heavy rain, flooding

Several days of heavy rain in the UAE has caused flooding in parts of the country, and led to safety warnings for motorists.

Authorities warn that the country will be affected by unstable weather till Wednesday.

Videos shared on social media showed cars navigating through flooded roads.

Director of the Traffic and Patrols Department of Ras Al-Khaimah Police, Brigadier Ahmed al-Naqbi, urged on Saturday all motorists to drive safe and observe all traffic laws and safety standards.

The UAE’s National Centre of Metorology shared videos showed roads covered in water and rivers rapidly forming on previously dried out land.

The UAE Ministry of Interior had issued a weather warning on Jan. 6, calling for residents to take caution while driving and to avoid valleys and areas where water flows.