The police said a 70-year-old man died when his vehicle was swept away by floodwater in Ras al-Khaimah, the country’s northernmost emirate
According to Aljazeera, meteorological data showed that the sands and roads of Dubai were soaked with some 20mm (0.79 inches) of rain.
Police and emergency personnel drove slowly through the flooded streets of Dubai, shining emergency lights across the darkened roads.
The Dubai International Airport suspended check-in for passengers from 8am until midnight on Wednesday, April 17.
The flood turned roads into rivers and rushing water inundated homes and businesses, CNN reports.
