Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding roads and Dubai's airport

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Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding roads and Dubai's airport

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3 ай бұрын

Heavy thunderstorms lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and Dubai's international airport.
The state-run WAM news agency called the rain “a historic weather event” that surpassed “anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949.” That's before the discovery of crude oil in this energy-rich nation then part of a British protectorate known as the Trucial States. The rains began late Monday, soaking the sands and roadways of Dubai with some 20 millimeters (0.79 inches) of rain, according to meteorological data collected at Dubai International Airport. The storms intensified around 9 a.m. local Tuesday and continued throughout the day, dumping more rain and hail onto the overwhelmed city.
By the end of Tuesday, more than 142 millimeters (5.59 inches) of rainfall had soaked Dubai over 24 hours. An average year sees 94.7 millimeters (3.73 inches) of rain at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel and a hub for the long-haul carrier Emirates.
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@wolfmangoland7972 3 ай бұрын

Camels in the desert are now dreaming of owning boats.

@user-fn8kc2ug3s 3 ай бұрын

Lmao

@gwi8373 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@SandeepMeena79 3 ай бұрын

Is it new phrase or idiom 😅

@Lazygirlsrecipe 3 ай бұрын

Waw so negativ

@Alyssa20119 3 ай бұрын

Lmao 😂

@dilgaf 3 ай бұрын

This is what happens when you over do it with the chemical cloud seeding.

@SkyWings_Aviation 3 ай бұрын

It wasn’t cloud seeding it was natural Saudi, Oman, Qatar, UAE and Bahrain have been affected so it’s not cloud seeding

@pawelpap9 3 ай бұрын

@@SkyWings_AviationIt is. Please try to follow the news instead of polluting the internet.

@SkyWings_Aviation 3 ай бұрын

@@pawelpap9 it was not cloud seeding check your facts man

@moneygriptv6591 3 ай бұрын

@@pawelpap9 don’t argue with the blind

@gratefuldawgs2738 3 ай бұрын

@@SkyWings_Aviationyou so sure are you. I think you might be wrong. Bot, I mean but, 😊think what you want.

@marynick9865 3 ай бұрын

God said " I will make rivers in the deserts".So He did.❤

@Dustinthewind03 3 ай бұрын

I came here to say just like the days of Noah it really is. Heaviest that’s been dumped by a landslide ever since they started keeping record in 1949. Israel became a nation in 1948. 🤔

@wherespie428 3 ай бұрын

The realization hits HARD

@marvellaharbin877 3 ай бұрын

Jesus 👑

@CryptoOG_Havica 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful how prophecy is come to us ❤️

@marynick9865 3 ай бұрын

@@wherespie428 Amen.Praying for the lost❤️❤️

@Freedom-fw2wc 3 ай бұрын

They are changing the rhythm of Nature and will pay a very high price for it all!

@happylukaso20 3 ай бұрын

Yea they bould a city in dessert Dubai.. its extreme weather there..the world dont go under!

@Bayside_bracelets11 2 ай бұрын

yea fr the Lord is gonna punish these evil ppl for controlling His worlds weather and i just wanna have sunny days like we used to when i was younger now i just have to hope the clouds will leave just for one day

@Yahknowsmyname 3 ай бұрын

The Most High's judgment

@alholbertlim1154 3 ай бұрын

Amen. There is only one God. In Jesus Name. Amen. 🙏

@mosesobute2481 3 ай бұрын

Actually, this happens in so many places in the world. The Most High that I know is merciful and loving. Shalom!

@LisaRaye-qc7ew 3 ай бұрын

+ Nah! That’s man doing duh 🙄 try looking up clouds seeding 😂😂

@franklinj1038 3 ай бұрын

40 days and nights in a day 😮

@wherespie428 3 ай бұрын

Those who don't know: 😃 Those who know. : 😳

@KithEsq 3 ай бұрын

40 no way?

@Janel_Ganacia 3 ай бұрын

what do you mean?

@DaddyPhatSnack 3 ай бұрын

Anyone else noticed that places that never have floods are flooding , or places that never have earthquakes are starting to have them. Or places that get a lot of rain , are NOT getting rain . Look how these parts of the earth looked 10 years ago vs what they look like now . 😳

@floreschris5574 3 ай бұрын

Putting artificial rain in the desert has consequences on places. Also crazy times

@ProFoundMarkVII 3 ай бұрын

Hmm wonder what it could be?

@ayoolukoga9829 3 ай бұрын

‭‭He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, And dry ground into watersprings. Psalm 107:35 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. Isaiah 42:18 ‭‭Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. ‭‭Isaiah 43:19-20

@johnross2924 3 ай бұрын

Here in the UK it's ra and cold, just as usual 🇬🇧😩

@diannebass1051 3 ай бұрын

All truth innGOD’s word 🙏

@louiefurio3013 3 ай бұрын

Artificial city got humbled by nature

@thecpt6265 3 ай бұрын

Cuz of course, natural cities are a thing and they totally dont get destroyed by nature everywhere all the time.

@MelancoliaI Ай бұрын

@@thecpt6265 natural as in people live and work and raise families in them and not use them as a BS potemkin setpiece to lure tourists

@pawog 3 ай бұрын

This is why you dont play with weather

@Katiethreeable 3 ай бұрын

People in Dubai don’t like the Flintstones, but the People in Abu-dhabi do

@xaviorwillis374 3 ай бұрын

lol

@Mazel_Tov_888 3 ай бұрын

I had to read it twice to get it.

@madsam0320 3 ай бұрын

Yaba Dhabi do?

@KaiserJusi 3 ай бұрын

GODDAMIT HAD TO READ IT TWICE

@dahabo-jb3vl 3 ай бұрын

Adu Dubai do !! This joke is getting stolen

@DaanArt-UK 3 ай бұрын

Amazing 👏 , keep the land wet and green in the future! It's a bit hard to accept the flooding at the beginning, but the land needs more water than this to recover. Bless you Dubai 🙏 ♥️

@bengagnon2894 3 ай бұрын

You cannot recover from idiocy. This is the desert where it's 50 °C + during summer. It should not be inhabited by a megalopolis. Yet, people are living there nontheless. Thus, the idiocy.

@DaanArt-UK 3 ай бұрын

@bengagnon2894 that's sad though 😕

@DaanArt-UK 3 ай бұрын

@bengagnon2894 hope they recover soon from this flood

@user-kz5eo5tm9h 3 ай бұрын

This is amazing Amazing Amazing weather.

@rachelhelen898 3 ай бұрын

Cloud seeding is a crime against humanity.

@DavidVreeland-tr1dv 3 ай бұрын

@rachelhelen898 Cloud seeding didn’t cause this. Flooding in deserts is actually fairly common (as a once a year event). The biggest problem with cloud seeding is that it actually prevents flooding which means the water evaporates away.

@timothydempsey3763 3 ай бұрын

Storm clouds gathering exclaimed the chem trail jet plane pilot

@bmolitor615 3 ай бұрын

🙄

@KarimKarimi-cb4xh 3 ай бұрын

Because the hard soil doesn’t absorb water as well than moist soil

@rajkrish9347 3 ай бұрын

Our heart goes out all to those who are struggling. 🙏

@erikarobinson3557 3 ай бұрын

These are SIGNS. Time is ticking.

@amanullah6353 3 ай бұрын

Sign of IMAM MAHDI

@ebenmenon2 3 ай бұрын

Jesus Christ is coming soon❤

@Chatgirl007 3 ай бұрын

Jesus is comming - you have been warned. PENTECOAST is the deadline than tribulation Beginns

@erikarobinson3557 3 ай бұрын

@@ebenmenon2 Yes and Amen

@Oojjffaaa 3 ай бұрын

🦗

@Snutz.D 3 ай бұрын

Did they go overboard with the cloud seeding?

@jamietwigg4845 3 ай бұрын

It's amazing liberal media won't mention that.

@levismith7444 3 ай бұрын

Well their goal was to turn the desert green I suppose

@SkyWings_Aviation 3 ай бұрын

It wasn’t cloud seeding it was natural Saudi, Oman, Qatar, UAE and Bahrain have been affected so it’s not cloud seeding

@pawelpap9 3 ай бұрын

@@SkyWings_AviationYou again? Try checking your sources.

@jamietwigg4845 3 ай бұрын

@@SkyWings_Aviation It is cloud seeding dude, they bragged about doing it, clouds travel with the wind, so who all was effected is of no matter. Don't fuk with nature.

@MelissaR784 3 ай бұрын

“The UAE carries out nearly 300 cloud-seeding missions each year, and the frequency can vary based on factors such as weather patterns, cloud availability, and climatic conditions,” an NCM official told Al Arabiya English, adding a “roughly” similar number of missions is likely to be carried out in 2024, depending on the availability of “amenable clouds.”

@ideeyes4054 3 ай бұрын

I doubt cloud seeding can create torrential storms. The place is a desert because air currents just don't bring moisture there. You can't create storms with cloud seeding if there are no clouds. Maybe cloud seeding made it a bit worse but this is mostly due to just fluctuation in weather.

@MelissaR784 3 ай бұрын

Know it sounds crazy and I didn't believe it either, till I Googled it. It's been 100 year of advancement in weather modification and they can create clouds now. Found this with one Google search. "The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science - National Center of Meteorology (UAEREP-NCM) - the task force behind the country’s cloud-seeding program - told Al Arabiya English that the UAE, located in one of the hottest and most arid regions on earth, has been leading the effort to seed clouds and increase precipitation for more than 23 years. Meteorological experts are expected to carry out as many as 300 cloud-seeding missions across the United Arab Emirates in 2024 to encourage rainfall and tackle water scarcity."

@fortunehotel4610 3 ай бұрын

❤ Kudos to the Government of Dubai, UAE, for their swift and efficient response, resolving issues within 24 hours. Their commitment to maintaining a sterling reputation and caring for all residents, regardless of caste or race, is commendable. Dubai upholds values of humanity, brotherhood, and tolerance. Long live Dubai, UAE.Most of these viral videos are fake and created for false rankings.

@SevenUP901 3 ай бұрын

This is common occurrence in the southern US when it comes to storms. Just wait until your cloud seeding produces a F5 tornado

@mystique190 3 ай бұрын

God has had enough🙏

@paulpicasso3964 3 ай бұрын

welcher? und was könnte er dafür, das Verbrecher, das Wette manipulieren?

@leonitissparta5911 3 ай бұрын

Amen

@ayoolukoga9829 3 ай бұрын

‭‭He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, And dry ground into watersprings. Psalm 107:35

@GoatOfWar 3 ай бұрын

Ohhhhhh so we can hold your god accountable for these natural disasters? Seems like kind of a dick move though.

@diannebass1051 3 ай бұрын

Amen 🙏

@jrbland18 3 ай бұрын

Oh no. Sending prayers ❤

@wielkikefir 3 ай бұрын

I was planning to go with my family for a holiday, but the weather in Dubai isn't stable. Same like in UK , rain rain rain 🌧

@malwaboy2007 3 ай бұрын

Hope all lives are safe Floods are much scary in person and I have seen some in my childhood days in my home country Wish we have even more solar and wind power I have hope that every human shall understand their role in reducing the carbon footprint Again I wish safety for the citizens of Dubai

@naeemaabdulhamid4493 3 ай бұрын

Ameen

@Hkim185 3 ай бұрын

Allah said i give u the oil why steal water?

@lovable_potterhead8729 3 ай бұрын

As a teen living in Dubai, thank you so much. This is, like, the first nice comment I've seen since the floods started, and I know friends who don't even have a home anymore due to these floods.

@Sangitaa.roy21 3 ай бұрын

@@lovable_potterhead8729 Don't know what's wrong with this generation...they are laughing and making fun of this serious situation...anyways stay safe buddy 🙌🏻

@youlostit 3 ай бұрын

It's hard to be concerned when you don't live there

@diannebass1051 3 ай бұрын

All of them can afford to start completely over ! It’s sad when the last a person has is taken from them by the filth rich 😮 do you think they are getting the picture , NOW !

@secretasianman8325 2 ай бұрын

Has anyone made the connection of the worldwide record breaking rain to the depletion of the trees in the world's rainforests? Just one tree can hold thousands of gallons of water, and with our water holding trees disappearing. Where do you think all that treeless water is going to go? The oceans can only hold so much water and the clouds can only hold so much. This is getting serious. Australia just had a freaky incident where the ground cracked open in the middle of the desert and it was full of a lot of little fish. The guy reporting this pulled a bunch of tiny fish out of the water with his bare hands. It was remarkable! Go check out the KZfaq video about it. 😳

@Leah.Martin 3 ай бұрын

Looks like even the desert wanted to try out swimming lessons for a change! 🏊‍♂️🌧️

@yasukogarlington4482 3 ай бұрын

Every things happen on this earth by God’s hand…. 💜

@user-qc8gq2xf6ebebekids 3 ай бұрын

That was a lot of seeding them clouds huh!

@Sukiisnotokay 3 ай бұрын

Lots of cloud seeding results in no rain at all or hail stones This was a natural storm God yall are Internet brainrots

@karinjudd1442 3 ай бұрын

So awesome. Love it.

@joeson7700 3 ай бұрын

Just ENOUGH water reserved for the infamous WATER Fountain

@kevind2163 3 ай бұрын

Just imagine what we will get when the big man cracks the dome

@KarimAouissi 3 ай бұрын

This is a reminder from god for those who stray. They reap what they sow.

@naeemaabdulhamid4493 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@PincoPallino-zh8wm 3 ай бұрын

It’s more like Nature than god.

@cimmerianfable 3 ай бұрын

@@PincoPallino-zh8wm God is Nature... Nature is God

@polreamonn 3 ай бұрын

@@cimmerianfable Any proof of this god or just opinion?

@cimmerianfable 3 ай бұрын

@@polreamonn What opinion? God is not a separate being creating things on earth while resting on some fancy throne in heaven. God is the rawest form of energy which neither has a beginning nor ending, it just IS. And the energy is present everywhere, without it, there's nothing. Nature itself is a manifestation of God. Too difficult to grasp it, right? But it is what it is. Proof? The proof lies within yourself, just search for it with an enthusiasm.

@TwistedJunkie 3 ай бұрын

Such advanced yet so medieval

@dhurumadhuwal2890 3 ай бұрын

Feeling Sad those who planned to do Relax or enjoy in Dubai 😢

@fredericovega5087 3 ай бұрын

Humbling🤕😥😣

@tun.baadshahgg1970 3 ай бұрын

And this is world class vaca destination

@sitisofia1365 3 ай бұрын

😂

@swyzVyw 3 ай бұрын

Dude in the Lexus has waited his whole life for that moment 😅

@syedsihab1363 3 ай бұрын

I m from Bangladesh , I born in a village, trust me our canal system was natural, we have canal , i never seen water got stuck front of our home .

@sharonbosarge4866 3 ай бұрын

Praying for the people of Dubai 🙏🙏🙏

@sarahenglishclubspokenengl1300 3 ай бұрын

End is approaching very fast...

@Moon-Suk-on-the-Move 3 ай бұрын

I unknowingly posted my video about LIGHTS and WATER SPECKTAKLE Dubai this morning. I've been back from Dubai for a week now. I wanted to extend my flight, then I would still be at the airport in Dubai....OMG. I feel very sorry for everyone, hopefully the rainwater will be collected well. Then Dubai can have fewer cloud inoculations this year.

@buggdell 3 ай бұрын

Oh my

@AirArtStudiosOfficial 3 ай бұрын

Weather manipulation gone right because it’s a weather war

@Nethravathi-fm9qx 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@gettcharged4982 3 ай бұрын

God has spoken

@smiddle6628 3 ай бұрын

No, it nature.

@Celine91078 3 ай бұрын

Amen

@Celine91078 3 ай бұрын

@@smiddle6628 what nature? U people dont like to hear the truth

@smiddle6628 3 ай бұрын

@User19857 You people think that yelling and saying it over and over again makes it the truth. I value the truth, not make believe.

@Celine91078 3 ай бұрын

@@smiddle6628 where did i say yelling 😂? Times of like Noah, yes God will swipe ur Dubai with its rich and power

@26MECH 3 ай бұрын

I guess thier money cant fix this one

@WildTrek 3 ай бұрын

Their money caused this one 😂 they have been cloud seeding for over a decade in the UAE

@26MECH 3 ай бұрын

@@WildTrek TOO much money lol...I guess under Sharia Law they can put the water in prison 😂😂😂

@ayoolukoga9829 3 ай бұрын

@eme.261 3 ай бұрын

"Their" money is the money the rest of the world spends on "their" natural resource. If you have a problem with "their" money, stop buying oil products.

@AdrianCHOY 3 ай бұрын

Their money will still fix this

@hafhou8688 3 ай бұрын

it is indeed unusual in Dubai !!!

@pitoyfabs852 2 ай бұрын

Very good weather that's a nice experience the arabs deserts now ready for farming.

@__belial__ 3 ай бұрын

I don’t know why I find this so funny. No wait, yes I do

@KarrieDreammind5 3 ай бұрын

Why?

@__belial__ 3 ай бұрын

@@KarrieDreammind5 I don’t know what you’re looking for. Do you want an explanation? I mean, think about it.

@KarrieDreammind5 3 ай бұрын

@__belial__ Yes, I'm looking for an explanation to why you find it so funny. You said you know. I'm just curious. I could find it funny for my own personal reasons but I don't know whether they would be the same as yours.

@shabzymariam4585 3 ай бұрын

Why’s it funny?

@freedomruss 3 ай бұрын

Did it to themselves. Almost like disaster capitalism or something...

@christophercoleman6596 3 ай бұрын

So climate change might turn the desert into a Garden of Eden? How awful! That's not what the billionaires want!

@user-kr4hy6qx8x 3 ай бұрын

I bet you this is a blessing for this nation ...given that it's built on the desert 🏜️ one can look at both ways ...yes it's highly disruptive but perhaps it's for the betterment of this country...we never know. I pray for fast recovery and successful rebuilding and for safety and protection upon the lives inflected by this flood.

@devinamcsmile7507 3 ай бұрын

No problem... this rich country

@BlackRiverGold 3 ай бұрын

Waiting for the rain in Sahara.

@themariamercedez1101 3 ай бұрын

Is Dubai now good for investment?

@polreamonn 3 ай бұрын

Going down the drain by the looks o0f things.

@elli3r 3 ай бұрын

Cloud seeding is a type of weather modification that aims to change the amount or type of precipitation, mitigate hail or disperse fog. The usual objective is to increase rain or snow, either for its own sake or to prevent precipitation from occurring in days afterward.

@Dragon._.88 3 ай бұрын

I remembered how the insects escaped in Turkey 🪳🇹🇷🪳☪️🪳🪳🤣on February *6-7 2023* 😮🤯😩😫 *Putin, My father Is - Great* ☦️💓🌎✨🐲✨

@KykeKiwi2099 3 ай бұрын

This is never the result of human work… This is gods work.

@moezmedia98 3 ай бұрын

It's called cloud seeding, literal human work, but we are gods creation so technically not wrong

@adamvose2651 3 ай бұрын

@@moezmedia98 well said

@theonh9365 3 ай бұрын

10 inches in 24 hr is like when we have a regular storm in my country. 4? Just 4?

@AftherHussain-mx3wv 3 ай бұрын

May almighty bless this nation .Ameen..they provide job for many poor ..

@user-mc8xz6vk6h 3 ай бұрын

*they seeded the clouds to cause this rain THEY DID THS!*

@_AA_Nails_ 3 ай бұрын

For those who think this storm is caused be over cloud seeding . They are wrong , this is all a form of punishment from Allah. The reason is that they are enjoying their lives in every possible way and even know what is happening in Palestine( Gaza) 🇵🇸 . They didnt sent any help. This is the reason for this storm and suffering of people.

@peterjarnes25 3 ай бұрын

All that rain will keep the dust down for a while!

@DalitisHebrewnotHindu 3 ай бұрын

Stay Strong Dubai, We are with you from all over the world. Sending lots of love and support !!

@Musclecarera69 3 ай бұрын

The climate has always changed, soon the desert there will be lush and green

@levismith7444 3 ай бұрын

Yeah because of billions spent on cloud seeding

@ayoolukoga9829 3 ай бұрын

@karanodedara3128 3 ай бұрын

No, It doesn't work like that.

@ricardomendoza5117 3 ай бұрын

God coming get Right..

@BUY_YOUTUB_VIEWS.986 3 ай бұрын

This video just made my day - thank you!

@liberatedwoman 3 ай бұрын

Living in the emirates in the 1970s, people would abandon vehicles after sandstorms, and buy a new one!

@Slimmgemm134 3 ай бұрын

OMG IF I HAD BOOKED A WEEK THERE THEN THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON A EXPENSIVE VACATION I WOULD BE TIGHT AS HELL

@LiLoTech 3 ай бұрын

If you’re tight, you probably wouldn’t go to an expensive place like that.

@zionaqing2870 3 ай бұрын

Aren’t they famous for building magnificent floating cities - money is no object. So… all the best!!!

@naeemaabdulhamid4493 3 ай бұрын

Now they can build a sewage system which flash water in a second.. Am sure it wilbe FIRST OF KIND ART WORK.. COMPENSATION FOR ALL THOSE AFFECTED THAT TOO FIRST OF IT SCALE WORLD WIDE

@arishorn1804 3 ай бұрын

The most high god turned the desert into a river

@joejanczak3014 2 ай бұрын

I've heard of cloud seeding in that area.

@marknugent4469 3 ай бұрын

Seemingly the man responsible for Sanitation has completely lost his head and his cat had a narrow escape 😺

@jamietwigg4845 3 ай бұрын

DUBI seeds the clouds, dubi caused it.

@Freedomtooffroad 3 ай бұрын

No they didn't cloud seed

@paullavender-pc1uz 3 ай бұрын

Gods pissed.

@AnnaLloyd 3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤ Thats Right ✅️

@pita3908 3 ай бұрын

how the heck do they construct roads without any water outlets??

@sidali2590 3 ай бұрын

What the hell they have money for tall buildings but not for infrastructure

@lax6384 3 ай бұрын

Definitely cloud seeding it affects the weather well after the seeding has been done!

@wildtrex 3 ай бұрын

Is it 4 inches or 10 inches? The lady said 4 the guy said 10?

@antihelical 3 ай бұрын

4 inches in the last 12 hours, 10 inches in the last 24. They kind of breezed past that

@user-kq6di7tk2x 3 ай бұрын

We always add a couple inches on when talking about size

@WildTrek 3 ай бұрын

Women always underestimate and guys overestimate ;)

@wildtrex 3 ай бұрын

@@WildTrek 😛🤣

@TheBowersj 3 ай бұрын

nobody, not a single person thought to prepare for flooding near an ocean?

@AnilKumar-xs3eh 3 ай бұрын

Super good Many people working at Dubai but not helping Dubai government labourers.

@genevaj6469 3 ай бұрын

CERN machines 😮

@CryptoOG_Havica 3 ай бұрын

Man made 😢

@tarkanyilmaz6905 3 ай бұрын

They finally figured they dont have to pray for rain despite all that

@salaguilar991 3 ай бұрын

You mean a failed cloud seeding experiment 😂I bet they were trying to turn that desert into an oasis

@6pruteanu 3 ай бұрын

Habibi, Don't come to Dubai

@user-mc8xz6vk6h 3 ай бұрын

*Why didn’t you report that they did this rain!! They seeded the clouds with a bunch of chemicals to cause them to rain! * They over did it and now they have a national disaster as a result.