A time-lapse video showing the massive storm is going viral online. The state-run weather agency described it as a “historic weather event” and said that Dubai had not seen such rain in 75 years. A lot of videos from the city that was pounded by rain are making their way around social media. The severe thunderstorms that recently swept through Dubai affected air travel and caused flooding on the streets throughout the United Arab Emirates, halting normal activities.
This ominous-looking clip appears to be straight out of a sci-fi film. An X user shared the video on the microblogging site on Wednesday. “Dubai: Timelapse of the massive storm that caused a historic flood,” the caption of the post read.
Dubai: Timelapse of the massive storm that caused a historic flood. pic.twitter.com/tackWMYJzO
— Pagan 🚩 (@paganhindu) April 17, 2024
Since being shared, the video has accumulated more than 3.8 million views and several comments.
“Wow, Mother Nature sure knows how to make a grand entrance in Dubai! Nature’s power is truly awe-inspiring,” wrote one user. “Insane! The beauty and pain of nature,” expressed another.
“Have stayed in Dubai for many years in Bur Dubai. Never experienced such a cloudburst as we had seen in Mumbai. This was exceptional. In Fujairah we had a stormy situation. The actual cloudburst came only a year or two back. Entire emirate was flooded. Cars were floating on water,” shared a third user.
“Looks like they have no drains there hence all the water collects on asphalt and concrete roads and becomes an artificial lake. If they had a good way harvest all that precious water it would have been so good,” wrote one user.
Meanwhile, Reuters claims that Oman was also affected by the storm in addition to the UAE. There were reports of at least 20 fatalities from the floods in Oman, and one death from floods in the United Arab Emirates, which caused government buildings and educational institutions to close for several days.
Before it pummeled the UAE on Tuesday, the storm had first struck Oman on Sunday. It caused power outages and severely disrupted travel, turning runways into rivers.
Al Ain, a city that borders Oman, in the United Arab Emirates, recorded a record 254 millimeters (10 inches) of rainfall. It was the biggest 24-hour total since records began in 1949.
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