Flash floods in UAE killed 7 Asians
30 Jul 2022 13:18:29
Sharjah, Jul 30: Seven Asian expatriates have been found dead in the United Arab Emirates following recent floods across the country, the UAE's interior ministry said on Friday. The ministry said on Twitter it was updating an earlier death toll after an Asian expatriate who had been missing was found dead.
The ministry said that field units are still carrying out evacuations in the emirates of Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, and Fujairah, the worst affected by floods that followed torrential rainfall.
Heavy rains lashed the streets of the United Arab Emirates this week leading to flash floods and inundated streets, with local police and emergency services officials working to rescue hundreds of stranded citizens. According to The National, 870 people were rescued, 3,897 were evacuated, and there were 20 weather warnings between July 23 and July 28, including 70 alerts on social media. On Wednesday weather officials said July was the wettest month in over three decades. The UAE's meteorological service issued a red alert due to 'hazardous weather occurrences' predicted to continue over the next few days, and said convective clouds may cause rains to fall 'eastward and may extend over some internal and southern areas, the Khaleej Times reported.
One video showed a man carrying a child on his shoulders through what looks like a river - but is actually a flooded street. Another video shared by a reporter for The National, Joyce Karam, shows flooded streets in Kalba market in Fujairah city.