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United Arab Emirates
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:14 pm
by RTH10260
SOARING COSTS ‘Apocalyptic’ Dubai floods caused ‘$1billion worth of damage’ in a DAY after drowned city hit by worst storm in 75 years
Experts say the number could even rise to several billions
Georgie English, Foreign News Reporter
Published: 14:23, 19 Apr 2024Updated: 15:31, 19 Apr 2024
THE destructive deluge that engulfed Dubai on Tuesday could end up costing the glitzy city $1billion to clean up after the "apocalyptic" floods.
The torrential downpours left an airport submerged underwater, roads at a standstill and homes and businesses filled up with water as the cost of the damages begin to ramp up.
United Arab Emirates
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:33 pm
by AndyinPA
To say they were unprepared would be an understatement.
United Arab Emirates
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:03 pm
by Suranis
To be fair, Its hard to prepare for a years worth or rain in a few hours. But then I have no idea what the climate of Dubai is like, so maybe that's the regular climate.
United Arab Emirates
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:09 pm
by raison de arizona
Suranis wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:03 pm
To be fair, Its hard to prepare for a years worth or rain in a few hours. But then I have no idea what the climate of Dubai is like, so maybe that's the regular climate.
A year and a half’s worth of rain in a day. Most rain in 75 years. Not regular.
United Arab Emirates
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:55 pm
by sugar magnolia
AndyinPA wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:33 pm
To say they were unprepared would be an understatement.
Annual rainfall in PA is about 40", so a comparison would be how prepared PA would be if 60" of rain fell in one day. It's not something anyone could prepare for. We get a lot of rain and had 27" fall in 24 hours in 1979 and it flooded our entire downtown and half the residential areas.
United Arab Emirates
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:27 pm
by AndyinPA
sugar magnolia wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:55 pm
AndyinPA wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:33 pm
To say they were unprepared would be an understatement.
Annual rainfall in PA is about 40", so a comparison would be how prepared PA would be if 60" of rain fell in one day. It's not something anyone could prepare for. We get a lot of rain and had 27" fall in 24 hours in 1979 and it flooded our entire downtown and half the residential areas.
Yeah, that didn't come out exactly as I meant it.