Three people have died in the United Arab Emirates following a heavy flooding from extremely heavy rain this week, officials said on Friday.
According to the Philippine’s Department of Migrant Workers, two women died from suffocation in their car during the flood, and a man died when his car fell into a sinkhole.
We don’t know how many people died in the storm because officials in the UAE haven’t given out any information yet.
The UAE is a country ruled by a royal family and a leader with a lot of power. It’s located on the Arabian Peninsula and doesn’t get much rain because it has a dry desert climate. But, a very big storm that forecasters had been talking about for a few days passed through the seven small countries.
By the end of Tuesday, Dubai had gotten more than 142 millimetres (5. 59 inches) of rain in just one day. On a regular year, it rains about 94. 7 millimetres (373 inches) at Dubai International Airport. Other parts of the country got even more rain.
The CEO of Dubai International Airport said that they hope to be back to normal within 24 hours. The airport is the busiest in the world for international travel.
Emirates announced on Friday that they will stop local check-in for their flights until early Saturday due to bad weather at their hub in Dubai.
FlyDubai, a cheap airline, also had some problems.
At the same time, heavy floods also hit nearby Oman in the last few days. On Thursday, officials said at least 21 people died in the storms.
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3 people killed in severe flooding in the United Arab Emirates
