Emirates was forced to cancel and delay several flights in and out of Dubai, the second-busiest international airport in the world, while people and students were instructed to work and study from home, as heavy rains returned to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday.
The storm comes just two weeks after record-setting rainfall triggered damaging floods in several parts of the country, which killed at least four people in the UAE and at least 19 in neighbouring Oman.
Video images showed palm trees bending in strong winds as heavy rains lashed roads and lightning illuminated the sky in the UAE.
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