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Dubai airport flooded after year and a half’s worth of rain falls on city in one day

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Dubai was drenched in a year and a half’s worth of rain in a single day, killing at least one person and disrupting travel through the world’s busiest airport.

Parts of the financial capital were brought to a halt on Tuesday as almost 6 inches of rain fell on the city, according to official meteorological data. It was more than what the city gets in over a year.

Photos and videos showed giant highways and damage to homes and businesses. Authorities and communities across the United Arab Emirates

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