Dubai faces massive clean up after deluge swamps glitzy desert city

The rains were the heaviest experienced by the United Arab Emirates in the 75 years that records have been kept. A general view of flood water caused by heavy rains, with the Burj Khalifa tower visible in the background, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. People push a bus through flood water caused by heavy rains, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. Photo: ReutersPeople walk through flood water caused by heavy rains, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. A volunteer uses a kayak during a rescue operation through a road flooded due to heavy rains in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 18, 2024.