Dubai Flood April 2024. On 16 april 2024, heavy rains caused floods in the united arab emirates, affected cities of mainly dubai and sharjah, the northern emirates, Dubai international airport, a major travel hub, struggled to clear a backlog of flights and many roads were still flooded in the aftermath of tuesday's deluge.

The uae witnessed the heaviest rainfall on record, authorities said. Deadly storms that left dubai under water and killed more than 20 people in oman were likely made worse by climate change, scientists say.