Dubai flooding: UAE sees heaviest rainfall in 75 years | Tech & Science Daily podcast
Find Tech & Science Daily wherever you find your podcasts, or via this link: lnk.to/x494eZ In Dubai - there’s been carnage at the city’s airport, following the heaviest rainfall in the area for 75 years. The United Arab Emirates has seen over 14 cm of rain in a day, about as much as it expects in a year-and-a-half. Footage on social media shows planes landing on flooded runways, and there’s also video of passengers wading through water at the flooded Onpassive Metro Station in Dubai, such as this via Spectee, recorded by X user @Huma_2793: This morning, Wednesday, Dubai International Airport said on X that the flooding had left "limited transportation options" and "recovery will take some time". Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-Standard for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog: https://www.youtube.com/c/LondonEveningStandard/videos Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eveningstandard and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evening.standard
