The UAE continues to reel from floods caused by the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the desert state.
The UAE continues to reel from floods caused by the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the desert state, with airlines, banks, and city transport facing major disruptions and service outages.
"The shower isn't working.""Can't flush the toilet.""Nothing is coming out of the taps." Those and other similar messages flooded Whatsapp groups in Dubai on Wednesday and Thursday, as many residents living in villas found themselves stuck inside, more than a foot of water flooding the roads outside their houses and submerging their cars.
"Some friends of ours have lost almost everything — houses up to waist in water. Been horrible for lots of people," one resident, who declined to be named due to professional restrictions, told CNBC."Our community has honestly been amazing, banded together and helped each other where they could," Samantha Denichaud, a movement therapist living in Dubai, told CNBC.
While water levels in some areas are receding and parts of the city are completely dry, some are still too submerged for maintenance and repair services to access. Police cars are blocking certain roads deemed too dangerous, while pumping trucks are working to empty the streets of water.A massive cleanup is underway and will have to continue for some time.
Many others are still stuck overseas, as waves of travelers were home-bound this week following the Eid holiday at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Customers took to X to complain about long wait times trying to contact airlines' customer support, or not being able to contact a human at all.
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