"UAE Hit by Unprecedented Heavy Rains, Causing Chaos and Disruption"

Heavy rains in the United Arab Emirates caused flooding in Dubai, leading to traffic disruptions and flight delays at the city-state's international airport. The atypical rainfall, equivalent to the typical annual average, also affected neighboring Oman, where the death toll from heavy flooding rose to 18. The storm prompted school closures and remote work arrangements, with authorities deploying tanker trucks to pump away floodwaters. Climatologists attribute the extreme weather to human-driven climate change, which has also impacted other regions, including southern Russia and Central Asia.