Jeff Masters, a meteorologist for Yale Climate Connections, said the flooding in Dubai was caused by an unusually strong low pressure system that drove many rounds of heavy thunderstorms.

Relive the chaos of the UAE's heavy rains on March 9, 2016, which brought life to a halt, causing accidents, school closures, and office evacuations.

the Eastern Province Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Civil Defense has issued a weather warning for most regions of Saudi Arabia, forecasting moderate to heavy rainfall across large ...