Dubai, a day after it experienced the most torrential rain in 75 years, April 17, 2024.
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IMAGE: Cars stuck on a flooded road after the storm. Photograph: Rula Rouhana/Reuters
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IMAGE: A car drives through a flooded street. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
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IMAGE: Emirates Airlines planes on the runway at Dubai airport. Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters
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IMAGE: People wait for their flights after the rainstorm caused delays at the airport. Photograph: Staff/Reuters
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IMAGE: People walk on a road barrier surrounded by flood water. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
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IMAGE: A shopping cart is pushed through flood water. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
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IMAGE: A car stranded in flood water. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
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IMAGE: Vehicles stranded in flood water. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
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IMAGE: A person rides a bicycle in flood water. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
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IMAGE: A person stands surrounded by flood water. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
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IMAGE: Flood water covers the stairs of a residential building. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
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IMAGE: A car stranded in flood water. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
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IMAGE: People sit on a paddle board, surrounded by flood water. Photograph: Abdelhadi Ramahi/Reuters
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IMAGE: Cars stranded in flood water, with the Burj Khalifa tower visible in the background. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
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IMAGE: A view of flood water, with the Burj Khalifa tower visible in the background. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
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IMAGE: People push a bus through flood water. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters
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IMAGE: A car stuck on a flooded road after the storm. Photograph: Rula Rouhana/Reuters
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IMAGE: A man uses his mobile as he walks on a flooded road. Photograph: Rula Rouhana/Reuters
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com