It was left underwater after a severe storm left horrific scenes in the most popular city in the United Arab Emirates. It was one of the places most affected by the floods Dubai MallThe largest shopping center in the world.
In Some common areas appear completely flooded.
with Six floors of shops and ten floors of parkingThe Dubai Mall is the largest shopping center on the planet: its total business area 502.000 square meters.
There are more than 1,200 stores, many of which are the most expensive international brands, in addition to hypermarkets and various service stores.
Just like Burj Khalifa or Sea World, due to its luxury and hugeness, Dubai Mall is one of the most recommended tourist places in the city.
Unexpected rain
It rarely rains in Dubai. What happened on Tuesday was unusual. In just one more day 120 mm of rainThis is a number close to the annual average.
In the UAE, it generally only rains a few days a year and it never rains in the summer.
According to the specialized website Weatherspark, the rainy season in the city lasts an average of 2.4 months. It extends from January 6 to March 17 with a moving interval of 31 days of rain of at least 13 mm.
The wettest month is February with an average of 16 mm, and the least rainy month is August with an average of 0 mm.
In previous years, the lack of rain was so great that government officials considered building a mountain to generate rain.
Strong mobilization of this phenomenon
Because of the storms, police and emergency crews walked slowly through flooded streets, with emergency lights on in the dark morning. Lightning struck the sky, sometimes touching the top of Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.
Most schools in the UAE, a federation of seven kingdoms, remained closed and government employees worked from home where possible.
Many workers did not go to work, but some of them ventured out, and unfortunately for them, their cars broke down amid the accumulated water in some areas.
The authorities mobilized tanker trucks to remove water accumulated on roads and highways.
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