CAIRO (EFE).- Some strong rains affected this Tuesday the operation of the Dubai airportswhich temporarily interrupted their operations due to flooding of the runways, as well as access roads.
Dubai Airports, the manager of the emirate’s airports, issued an alert today in which it announced that “operations continue to be significantly disrupted at Dubai International Airport due to heavy rain and flooding” this day.
In the note, the company stated that “Due to the intense storm, operations were temporarily suspended for 25 minutes this afternoon”but he stressed that, after this stoppage, operations were slowly restarted and at this time “they are in recovery mode.”
“A total of 21 outbound and 24 arrival flights have been canceled since 12:02 local time (08:02 GMT) this morning, and three flights were diverted to other neighboring airports,” it reported.
Likewise, he highlighted that “There is significant flooding on the access roads around Dubai leading to the airport”and announced that “current weather forecasts indicate that unsettled weather will continue to cause delays and disruptions into the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 17.”
For all this, since Dubai Airports They activated response teams to work closely with airlines and other service partners with the goal of “restoring normal operations as soon as possible and minimizing inconvenience” to passengers.
Given these circumstances, they recommended travelers to use the Dubai metro “for more fluid transit” and taking advantage of the fact that the metro extended its service until 3:00 a.m. (23:00 GMT).
On the other hand, andThe Government of Dubai andxextended remote work for public employees until tomorrow, Wednesday, April 17, due to weather conditions, as reported in a statement on their X account.
“Private schools in Dubai have also been ordered to continue remote learning tomorrow. “Private sector entities are urged to adopt remote work tomorrow and take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of all,” indicated in the note.
Many citizens shared several videos and photographs of the airport, roads and shopping centers flooded by the torrential rains that have affected the emirate throughout this day through the social network
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2024-04-27 03:45:48