VIDEO: Planes underwater and heavy storms flood Dubai International Airport

Heavy rain fell this Tuesday, April 16 United Arab Emirates, They flooded sections of major highways and left abandoned cars on the streets of Dubai. On the other hand, the death toll from the intense floods which hit neighboring Oman rose to 18 people, and several others are missing.

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The downpours began overnight and left huge puddles of water in the streets, while powerful winds changed the way the system operated. Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international flights and home to long-haul airline Emirates.

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Police and emergency crews drove slowly through flooded streets, emergency lights illuminating the dark morning. Lightning flashed across the sky and sometimes hit the ground. at the top of Burj Khalifa, The tallest building in the world.

Most schools in the Emirates, a federation made up of seven kingdoms, remained closed and government employees worked from home wherever possible. Many workers did not go to their jobs but some ventured outside, with the misfortune that their cars got stuck. in the water accumulated in certain areas.

18 deaths reported in Oman

Rain is an unusual phenomenon in the Emirates, an arid nation in Arabian Peninsula, but they tend to be recorded periodically during the colder winter months. Many roads and other areas lack drainage systems due to lack of rain, causing flooding.

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Initial estimates suggested that in the morning more than 30 millimeters fell (one inch) of rain in Dubai, with up to 128 mm (5 inches) expected for the whole day.

In neighboring Oman, a sultanate located at the southeastern tip of the peninsula, at least 18 people have died due to intense downpours in recent days, the National Emergency Management Committee said in a statement on Tuesday. Among the victims were around ten schoolchildren who were dragged into a vehicle with an adult.