Dubai underwater: Heavy rains deluge desert city

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Dubai is dealing with a deluge – the UAE city has been lashed with record rainfall

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Parts of UAE’s glitzy financial centre have been flooded, disrupting traffic

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Cars were left stranded in inches of water as heavy thunderstorms struck the UAE

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Dubai alone received 1.5 years of rainfall in 24 hours

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The airport ended up halting arrivals Tuesday night even as planes landed in standing water

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Several flights were also delayed, cancelled and diverted during the rain

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