Footage from the centre of Dubai showed dozens of submerged vehicles on a flooded part of Sheikh Zayed Road, as well as long traffic jams elsewhere on the 12-lane highway. Kate and Andrew Golding were among several British tourists stranded at the main international airport. They had been there for 12 hours. "I'm trying to get on another flight," Andrew, 62, told BBC News. "My wife, Kate, is standing in another queue as we're trying to hedge our bets." The couple from Kent were on holiday to celebrate Kate's 60th birthday, a trip Andrew says she will now "never forget"."It has been worse I think than anyone expected, but the system within the airport has completely fallen apart and Emirates, which I consider to be one of finest airlines - no staff, no information, no coordination, no professionalism, no care - no disaster planning at Emirates, it's weird - big companies normally plan for these events.
