heavy rains continue to lash UAE
Posted in desert life and tagged with dubai, rain, weather on 01/15/2008 12:22 pm by GraceWhen it rains, it pours! Global warming of sorts must be sending dangerous signals because it is still raining mad here in the UAE, resulting in floods, congested roads and lots of accidents this morning. The normal journey that would usually take 20 minutes from home to work became more than 2.5 hours.
~ pump trucks will be working overtime to get all these flood water ~
Rains are expected in this desert region but not rain that lasts for days, not the ones that make our car wipers work overtime! Clearly, something is wrong the the weather and although I welcome rain, the city of Dubai is so not prepared for it. There is no drainage system, the roads are slippery and some parts of the city are flooded.
~ these men are soaked wet and surely cold ~
Though stuck in heavy traffic this morning, however, I am in no position to complain. I am dry, safe and warm inside our car. Some men on a truck in front of us are not as lucky.
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January 15th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
What a mess. Those poor guys on the truck look miserable.
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January 15th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Hmmmm… Is it mere coincidence that the torrential, flooding rains occur while our President is in town???
I hope things clear up for you soon! I can’t believe those photos!
January 15th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I’m used to getting a good soaking once or twice every winter, and yes, the streets flood because of it. Back in 1993, however, we had 13 days where it rained constantly. It was months before everything dried up!
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January 15th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
This is truly amazing! And snow in Baghdad. The times, they are a changin’…
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January 15th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
That is a lot of water!
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January 15th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Thank goodness you have your own car and are not catching the bus anymore! Stay safe & dry!
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January 16th, 2008 at 9:26 am
That first bus shot is amazing!
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January 21st, 2008 at 6:00 am
Just like Manila. But then Dubai has no drainage system, so it is understandable and at least you couldn’t many things floating
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January 21st, 2008 at 10:03 am
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