United Arab Emirates

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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.

[AndyinPA]

To say they were unprepared would be an understatement.

[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.

[raison de arizona]

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.

[sugar magnolia]

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.

[AndyinPA]

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.

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Irish woman charged with ‘attempting suicide’ by Dubai court
Public figures call for release of Tori Towey, 28, who says attempt was response to alleged domestic violence attack

Nadeem Badshah
Wed 10 Jul 2024 00.19 CEST

A 28-year-old woman from Ireland has been charged with “attempting suicide” by a court in Dubai, with politicians and campaigners calling for her release.

Tori Towey, who works in the United Arab Emirates as an airline cabin crew member, was allegedly attacked and left with severe bruising and other injuries in a violent incident.

Towey, from Boyle in County Roscommon, was taken to a police station where she was told she was being charged with attempted suicide and abusing alcohol.



https://www.theguardian.com/world/artic ... ubai-court

[Suranis]

The Charges have been dropped.

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024 ... d-suicide/

Taoiseach says travel ban on Irish woman detained in Dubai for ‘attempted suicide’ has been lifted
Tori Towey had been prevented from leaving the United Arab Emirates over charges which have now been dropped

A travel ban that had prevented Irish citizen Tori Towey from leaving Dubai has been lifted, the Taoiseach has told the Dáil.
Wed Jul 10 2024 - 17:32

Taoiseach Simon Harris has told the Dáil the travel ban on Co Roscommon woman Tori Towey, who has been reportedly charged with attempted suicide and consuming alcohol in Dubai, has been lifted.

Ms Towey (28), who moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city last year, had been prevented from leaving the country as a result of the charges. It is understood those charges have now been dropped.

“The Embassy will take Tori to the airport as soon as she is ready to go,” Mr Harris told TDs on Wednesday. “And the Embassy will of course continue to follow up the case which is still active as of now.

“I just wanted to inform the House of that and to thank our Embassy,” he said.

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