The Dubai Flood - Dubai Marina & Surroundings

When the skies turned dark on Tuesday afternoon – it almost felt like a scene from War of the Worlds or one of the many apocalyptic movies. It felt like a spaceship had hovered above us. The rain was one thing. The incessant lightning and thunder was something I would say – I have never experienced in my twelves years in Dubai. I mean okay – we have had a few crazy storms but the April 16th one was absolute madness.

For those who don’t live in the UAE – the media outside of UAE has been absolutely brutal with this situation. This was NOT caused by cloud-seeding. This was a natural disaster and yes – it was disastrous for a LOT of people who live here. We were very lucky that our place was okay, as with a lot of people we know who live in Dubai Marina and JBR. But there are a lot of families in other areas that were badly affected, with water knee deep, cars submerged and more.

There were a lot of people who went to work on Tuesday and could not actually go home that evening because of the storm. Some walked for hours, some were stuck in cars on Sheikh Zayed Road and many other roads for hours before they could go home to loved ones.

That said – Dubai as always came through strong. Everyone is trying their very best to help each other. Families with canoes, helping to evacuate those who were stranded. Restaurants offering free food and drinks to those affected.

It will take many days, or weeks for Dubai to clean up and for families to recover – but I am confident they will do. Much love to all those affected.

Some photos, from the storm during, and after…..