Deaths from heavy rains earlier this week in the United Arab Emirates rose to four. Two Philippine women and one man died in their vehicles during flooding. An Emirati man in his 70s had also died when his vehicle was swept away by floods in the northern Ras Al Khaimah emirate. Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest and a hub for travel around the Middle East, was still struggling to clear a backlog of flights three days after the storm. It was limiting arrivals for two days. Flagship carrier Emirates, one of the world’s biggest international airlines, said check-in was suspended for people planning to transit via Dubai though those with the city as a final destination could travel as usual. Scientists blame increasingly common extreme weather events, such as the rains in UAE and Oman, on human-led global warming.
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