{"id":30931,"date":"2024-04-20T03:31:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T03:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/20\/deluge-batters-u-a-e-and-oman-killing-21\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T03:31:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T03:31:11","slug":"deluge-batters-u-a-e-and-oman-killing-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/20\/deluge-batters-u-a-e-and-oman-killing-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Deluge Batters U.A.E. and Oman, Killing 21"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A relentless deluge of rain battered the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week, killing<\/a> 21 people, causing scores of delays and cancellations at Dubai\u2019s airport<\/a> and bringing other cities to a standstill in what experts have described as a weather system supercharged by climate change.<\/p>\n

The deadly storm first hit Oman on Sunday, causing widespread flash flooding and turning streets into raging rivers in Muscat, the capital. Oman\u2019s National Committee for Emergency Management said Thursday that rescuers were still searching for two missing people.<\/p>\n

In the U.A.E., which experienced its largest rainfall in 75 years, one person died<\/a>, in the city of Ras Al-Khaimah. <\/p>\n

By Thursday, rains had subsided and Dubai International Airport, one of the world\u2019s busiest, had resumed some flights, though delays persisted and there were some shortages of refreshments because flooded roads had impeded deliveries. The airport was expected to operate at full capacity by Friday, it said on social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n