Sharjah Police have rescued three people whose car was swept away by fierce flooding.
The team from Khor Fakkan station were called into action after the vehicle was pulled into the fast-flowing waters of a wadi.
All three people – from Asia – were brought to safety. No one was injured.
The UAE has been lashed by heavy rain over the past two days.
Police called on members of the public to take extra care during the challenging conditions and to avoid flood-risk spots such as wadis.
Experts have forecast more rain to come this week.
UAE lashed by heavy rain:
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The rain comes down at the beach in Dubai. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National -
The rain comes down in Jumeirah, Dubai -
Puddles and umbrellas in Discovery Gardens in Dubai, after a 45-minute deluge on Friday morning -
Pedestrians run for cover as rain falls on New Year's Eve in Dubai. City residents were woken by thunder and lightning in the early hours -
A delivery motorcyclist negotiates the rain-slicked roads of Dubai. Police warned road users to be extra vigilant in the wet conditions -
A pedestrian seeks shelter under an umbrella in Dubai. Another front of rain is forecast to arrive around 11pm on New Year's Eve, with Abu Dhabi set to experience several hours of rain -
Further rain is forecast across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the Northern Emirates on Monday and Tuesday – with up to 40 millimetres in isolated areas -
There was isolated flooding in low-lying areas in Dubai, including Discovery Gardens -
Dubai bus passengers are glad to get out of the rain -
Rain clouds loom on the horizon over Discovery Gardens -
A pedestrian is caught out in the rain at Discovery Gardens
Another weather system is expected to approach the UAE from the north on Monday and Tuesday.
And it could bring even more rain than the band, which swept through the country overnight.
“We expect more rain in the next few days. Especially on Monday to Tuesday,” a forecaster from the National Centre of Meteorology said.
It could affect almost the entire country, he said.
Abu Dhabi and Dubai have experienced very little rain for the past two years.
Downpours are more common in the Northern Emirates.
