Scary moment stranded Kiwis swim to safety in ‘apocalyptic’ Dubai floods [Video]

A Kiwi family stranded in Dubai because of wild flooding has described the moment their car stopped in the middle of the road after water levels rose suddenly, forcing them to “swim” to safety.  

The United Arab Emirates was thrown into apocalyptic scenes when Dubai was pounded with more than a year’s worth of rain inside a matter of hours, turning streets into rivers as rushing water inundated homes, businesses and the airport into a marina. 

Aucklander Dima Hamadeh, 35, and her husband Luca Bella, 40, were on their way to Dubai Airport with their three children aged 7, 5 and 1, when their journey was brought to a sudden halt. 

Hamadeh told the Herald their car filled up with water in a matter of minutes before it stopped working, forcing them to wade to safety as water levels continued to rise. 

“Every year we come to Dubai for a …