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Dubai International Airport, one of the busiest in the world, diverted all incoming flights on Tuesday evening. Torrential rain caused flooding. In Dubai people are not used to bad weather.
More than a hundred flights were expected at the airport in the economic capital of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday evening. Such stormy weather is rare in the desert state. According to Sky News, as much rain fell in one day as normally falls in a year.
The torrential rains completely paralyzed Dubai. Images on social media show large shopping centers, roads and a metro station also flooded. Schools in the Emirates were closed and are expected to remain closed on Wednesday. The Asian Champions League semi-final between Al-Ain and Al-Hilal has been postponed for 24 hours due to bad weather.
Oman, where eighteen people have already died due to the storm, also had to contend with severe flooding.