People clean up after floods in Duhok, Iraq, on March 19. Reuters
Flooding in the Al Barsha area of Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Vehicles being recovered near Al Maktoum airport in Dubai.
Antonie Robertson / The National
Flooding in the Al Barsha area of Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Flooding along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Flooding along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
Cars move through floodwater in Al Qudra, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Flooding on Dubai's Al Khail Road. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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People abandon their cars on Sheikh Zayed Road due to heavy rain.
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Flooding on Al Khail Road. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Flooding in Oman. Photo: Royal Oman Police
A damaged car in Derna, Libya. Reuters
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A destroyed vehicle in Derna. AFP
Abdul Salam Ibrahim Al-Qadi walks on rubble in front of his house, searching for his missing father and brother, in Derna. Reuters
An aerial view of the destruction in Derna. Reuters
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Flood-affected people taking refuge in a makeshift camp after heavy monsoon rains in Jaffarabad district of Balochistan province. AFP
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Internally displaced flood-affected people shift husk for their animals in a flood-hit area following heavy rains in Dera Allah Yar in Balochistan. AFP
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The aftermath of flooding in Egypt's southern city of Aswan, 920 kilometres south of the capital. AFP
The Nile River from the top of Famine Stela, or Rock of Starvation, Egypt. Reuters
Volunteers search for people in need following heavy rainfall in east Mosul, Iraq, in March 2020. Reuters
People clean up after floods in Duhok, Iraq, on March 19. Reuters
Flooding in the Al Barsha area of Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Vehicles being recovered near Al Maktoum airport in Dubai.
Antonie Robertson / The National
Flooding in the Al Barsha area of Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Flooding along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Flooding along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
Cars move through floodwater in Al Qudra, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Flooding on Dubai's Al Khail Road. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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People abandon their cars on Sheikh Zayed Road due to heavy rain.
Antonie Robertson/The National
Flooding on Al Khail Road. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Flooding in Oman. Photo: Royal Oman Police
A damaged car in Derna, Libya. Reuters
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A destroyed vehicle in Derna. AFP
Abdul Salam Ibrahim Al-Qadi walks on rubble in front of his house, searching for his missing father and brother, in Derna. Reuters
An aerial view of the destruction in Derna. Reuters
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Flood-affected people taking refuge in a makeshift camp after heavy monsoon rains in Jaffarabad district of Balochistan province. AFP
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Internally displaced flood-affected people shift husk for their animals in a flood-hit area following heavy rains in Dera Allah Yar in Balochistan. AFP
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The aftermath of flooding in Egypt's southern city of Aswan, 920 kilometres south of the capital. AFP
The Nile River from the top of Famine Stela, or Rock of Starvation, Egypt. Reuters
Volunteers search for people in need following heavy rainfall in east Mosul, Iraq, in March 2020. Reuters
People clean up after floods in Duhok, Iraq, on March 19. Reuters
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