The largest city in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai, was flooded as a result of heavy rainfall, which is extremely uncharacteristic for this region.

The rains in Dubai began on the night of Tuesday, April 16. Major highways and many low-lying streets were flooded. There were stalled cars on many roads, the drivers of which were unable to get out of the puddles.

The country’s authorities urged residents not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary; government institutions, as well as schools and universities, switched to remote work; Many private companies followed suit. The movement of public transport was disrupted, and the metro was also intermittent – one of the stations was flooded. All upcoming matches in the UAE Football Championship have been cancelled.

Dubai International Airport, one of the largest air hubs in the world, stopped accepting flights “until the meteorological situation improves” due to rain on the afternoon of April 16. Incoming flights are diverted to nearby Abu Dhabi Airport. Many airlines have canceled flights to and from Dubai, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at the airport.

The first floors of many buildings were flooded. Among them is the Dubai Mall, one of the largest shopping centers in the world, where, among other things, pipes burst.

Expected, that in total, up to 150 millimeters of precipitation will fall in Dubai in one and a half days – about one and a half times more than the annual norm. The showers are expected to end on Wednesday, April 17.

Dubai is one of the driest cities in the world; on average, only 17 days of precipitation are recorded here per year, which normally occurs from December to March.

A test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile was carried out in the Astrakhan region from the Kapustin Yar test site, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reports.

The department clarified that the launch was carried out as part of “state testing of promising missile systems, as well as confirmation of the stability of missiles in service.”

“The results obtained confirm the high reliability of Russian missiles to ensure the strategic security of the Russian Federation. The launch objectives were completed in full,” the Ministry of Defense said.

Previously, Russian telegram channels, including The base and Mash, noticed that residents of Russian regions began to publish photographs and videos of an “unidentified object” in the sky. Channel “Caution, news” wrotethat the rocket or its trace was seen by residents of the Volgograd, Astrakhan and Orenburg regions, as well as Dagestan.

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2024-04-12 17:08:00

The Tripolye thermal power plant in the Kyiv region was completely destroyed as a result of a Russian strike on the night of April 11, Andrei Gota, head of the Supervisory Board of Centrenergo, told the Interfax-Ukraine agency.

According to him, as a result of the hits, a strong fire occurred in the turbine shop. The company continues to work on its localization. “All the workers who were on shift during the shelling are alive,” Gota added.

Previously, the mayor of the city of Ukrainka, located near the station, Alexander Turenko called local residents “tightly close the windows in their homes so as not to breathe in harmful combustion products,” as well as charge all devices and stock up on water. The mayor later edited his post on Facebook, removing the item about windows from it.

Trypilska Thermal Power Plant is the most powerful power plant in the Kyiv region. It generates about half of all energy generated by enterprises in the region.

On Thursday night, the Russian military launched a massive attack on energy facilities in five regions of Ukraine: Kharkov, Kyiv, Odessa, Zaporozhye and Lvov.