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Dubai submerged in floods as UAE gets over a year’s worth of rain in hours (www.aljazeera.com)

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Heavy thunderstorms have lashed the United Arab Emirates (UAE), dumping more than a year and a half’s rain on the desert city-state of Dubai in just a few hours and flooding major highways and its international airport.

The rains began late on Monday, soaking the sands and roads of Dubai with some 20mm (0.79 inches) of rain, according to meteorological data collected at Dubai International Airport. The storms intensified at about 9am (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday and continued throughout the day, dumping more rain and hail onto the overwhelmed city.

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[–] Binthinkin@kbin.social 42 points 2 years ago

They burn fuel like it’s going out of style so good job Earth for shitting back on them.

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