Popular shopping centres like Dubai Mall and Mall of the Emirates were also flooded. Tanker trucks were sent onto the streets and highways to pump out the water. The city of Al Ain, which is nearly 130 kilometres (km) away from Dubai, witnessed a record rainfall of 254 mm. Fujairah, located on the UAE’s eastern coast, saw 145 mm of rain on Tuesday. Schools were shut across the UAE on Tuesday. In Dubai, the government extended work from home for its employees until Wednesday. The UAE’s neighbour, Oman, also received a severe downpour, which killed 18 people, including “some 10 school children [were] swept away in a vehicle with an adult,” the AP reported.The primary reason for these heavy rains was a storm system, which was passing through the Arabian peninsula and moving across the Gulf of Oman.
