Floods in Dubai
When I was going to Dubai, I hoped not to see a single cloud all year round. I thought that was the one privilege of living in the desert. I didn't even cross my mind that I will be witnessing a full blown flood! It has been raining for a few days (honestly, in Europe such rain would hardly do any damage - just an autumn series of strong showers. In Dubai, however, four days of rain resulted in:
- complete flooding of most streets and parking in some parts of the city
- 500 car accidents in just one day of strong rain
- closing of the schools for two days
- gigantic traffic jams(*)
(*) While traffic jams in Dubai tend to be gigantic overall, what was happening on the roads yesterday was beyond human imagination. Cars, like boats, slowly moving through the streets, which turned into rivers. Blocked tunels. In some critical communication nods in Dubai passing though 1 kilometer took over 2 hours.
Here are some photos of one of the districts of Dubai that was most touched by heavy rains (the one neighboring the Emirate of Sharjah):
I wish I had such a lovely red umbrella...
The meeting point of two rivers
You have to deal, pull up your traditional outfit...
Almost like a beach
A small lake
Desperate attempts to pump the water out
A lone ship amidst the ocean
A street or a river? Cars or boats?
These guys come prepared
Apparently you were still able to make it on a bike
Fortunately, it stopped raining today!
PS. No photo credits, because I personally took all these photos. Yes, it was cold and wet.
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In conclusion: climate change is FOR REAL!
Thanks Hanna for the pics, they're great. I've posted your article on my facebook profile for others to see.
I stumbled upon your blog while looking for what i had heard about the floods in Dxb, and found the updates quiet relevant. I have been there 2wice this year, and think that Dxb sure is paying the price for the development.
Just a quick info. From what I've heard from my friends, such temporary floods are quite normal in Dubai recently. The issue is not the fact that there is too much rain - the problem is the lack of a proper drainage system. In a way, they are indeed paying a price for the development, because the city has been developing too quickly and hasn't had time to consider such vital questions as "so what do we do if it rains". In any case, it finally stopped raining today and I saw sunshine for the first time in over a week!
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