‘Apocalyptic’ Dubai floods shake picture-perfect city

Over an unprecedented 48 hours, the skies over the United Arab Emirates darkened and torrential storms washed away Dubai’s picture-perfect image. About 25cm (10in) of rain – roughly twice the UAE’s yearly average – fell in a single day, leaving much of the city’s outdoor infrastructure under water.

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Dubai International Airport is the busiest global air hub, in a country that prides itself as a stable destination for foreign investment and visitors. So it’s quite something to see large parts of one of the United Arab Emirates’ prized assets underwater amid unusually intense rainfall,