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| Dubai's Roads Waterlogged After Heavy Rainfall |
A ministerial committee has been assigned to oversee this matter... and distribute compensation in collaboration with other federal and local authorities," Sheikh Mohammed, who also reigns as the ruler of Dubai, remarked, highlighting its status as one of the worst-hit among the UAE's seven sheikhdoms. The rainfall, the heaviest recorded in the UAE's 75-year history, resulted in the deaths of at least four individuals, including three Filipino workers and one Emirati. UAE authorities have refrained from releasing an official death toll.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Sheikh Mohammed mentioned that cabinet ministers also established a second committee to document infrastructure damage and propose solutions.
"The severity of the situation was unparalleled, but we are a nation that learns from each experience," he noted. Climatologist Friederike Otto, specializing in assessing the impact of global warming on extreme weather events, informed AFP that it was "highly likely" that human-induced climate change exacerbated the intensity of the rainfall.
'Unacceptable' The storm initially struck Oman on April 14, claiming the lives of at least 21 people, according to the official Oman News Agency. Subsequently, it battered the UAE, unleashing up to two years' worth of rain on the predominantly expatriate-populated federation before easing off last Wednesday. However, Dubai, renowned as a cosmopolitan metropolis, faced significant disruption for several days afterward, with waterlogged roads and inundated residences. Dubai airport witnessed the cancellation of 2,155 flights, 115 diversions, and did not return to full operational capacity until Tuesday.
"We must acknowledge... that there has been an unreasonable and unacceptable deficiency and collapse in services and crisis management," noted prominent Emirati analyst Abdulkhaleq Abdulla on X. "We hope that this will not recur in the future," he added, in a rare public rebuke. Dubai has largely resumed its regular pace, with public transportation fully operational and major thoroughfares open to traffic. However, for Matthew Faddy, a 56-year-old British resident in the UAE's commercial hub, complete recovery is still several days away.
His ground-floor apartment near a lake was flooded last week, with water breaching a half-meter wall in his garden. "Finally, the water has significantly receded," he observed. "At its peak, it almost reached chest height indoors. Currently, it's below knee level, around shin height. I anticipate it will take approximately another week for the water to fully dissipate."
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