Dubai reports mystery illness linked to severe floods that hit region

The Independent
May 05, 2024

Dubai reports mystery illness linked to severe floods that hit region


People in Dubai and the rest of the United Arab Emirates have reported becoming ill from drinking water after the severe floods that hit the region.

The country was battered by a year’s worth of rainfall in 12 hours which caused severe flooding last Tuesday.

 

Unprecedented flooding caused havoc at Dubai airport, the world’s busiest international aviation hub. The weather caused Emirates to cancel flights of 200,000 passengers and delayed many more.

In dramatic footage, residents were seen jet-sking down streets, planes were forced to land in what looked like an ocean, and high-end Rolls-Royce cars were swept away in the deluge

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