00:00Heavy rainfall has returned to the United Arab Emirates, with several flights being
00:12cancelled while people and students have been asked to work and study from home.
00:17The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Friday as heavy rains and
00:22thunderstorms lashed the UAE last night.
00:26The UAE authorities have also asked students to start distance learning, while companies
00:30have been asked to allow people to work from home for a short period of time.
00:34The Knowledge and Human Development Authority of the UAE has announced that the decision
00:39applies to all private schools, nurseries and universities too.
00:43Dubai announced work from home for government employees on 2nd and 3rd May, whereas parks
00:48and beaches have been shut.
00:50Talking of flights, major flight routes have been disrupted.
00:53Emirates have cancelled several flights due to bad weather across the UAE on Thursday.
00:59A FlyDubai spokesperson told the local media that adverse weather conditions in Dubai on
01:05Thursday have caused severe delay in their operations, whereas India's IndiGo has also
01:11stated that the flight operations have been affected due to bad weather in Dubai, Sharjah
01:16and Ras Al Khaimah and also Abu Dhabi.
01:20Vistara and SpiceJet have also stated that the departure, arrival and flights will be
01:24impacted due to the inclement weather.
01:27In April, flooding overwhelmed UAE's drainage system and also the airport.
01:32Many residents lost their belongings when their homes flooded and many cars were also
01:37destroyed.
01:38The Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, ended up
01:42needing 22 tankers with vacuum pumps to get water off its ground.
01:47Friday can be generally fair and partly weather is expected over northeastern and southeastern
01:51areas.
01:52The National Centre of Meteorology has expected the night to be humid with a gradual rise
01:57in temperature from Saturday.
01:59The temperature will again surge to 38 degrees and 35 degrees in Abu Dhabi and Dubai respectively.
02:05In addition, the system responsible for adverse weather conditions in UAE is now moving eastwards
02:10towards Pakistan and India.
02:12Though weakened by rains and adverse conditions, the weather can still impact parts of the
02:17east.
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