Flooding in the Northern Emirates - in pictures


  • Volunteers from the community service group Takatof sweep debris from a road, after the floods in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Volunteers from the community service group Takatof sweep debris from a road, after the floods in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Takatof volunteers carry the collected debris away with a wheelbarrow. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Takatof volunteers carry the collected debris away with a wheelbarrow. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Municipality workers drain water from a flooded road in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Municipality workers drain water from a flooded road in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • The volunteers work on another part of the road. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    The volunteers work on another part of the road. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Workers pump floodwaters from the roads into tankers in Fujairah city. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Workers pump floodwaters from the roads into tankers in Fujairah city. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Life was returning to normal in the emirate, on Saturday. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Life was returning to normal in the emirate, on Saturday. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A vehicle surrounded by floodwaters. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A vehicle surrounded by floodwaters. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Receding floodwaters in Fujairah city. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Receding floodwaters in Fujairah city. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Eminence Private School surrounded by water after heavy rains in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Eminence Private School surrounded by water after heavy rains in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Authorities are continuing with a clean-up operation in the city. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Authorities are continuing with a clean-up operation in the city. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Waterlogged streets in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Waterlogged streets in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Sadaf Resturant during a clean-up and renovations after the floods. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Sadaf Resturant during a clean-up and renovations after the floods. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A waterlogged street in Kalba. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A waterlogged street in Kalba. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Residents Tarikul Alauddin and Mojammel Ali, from Bangladesh, outside their house in Kalba, which was heavily damaged by flooding and left with no electricity. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Residents Tarikul Alauddin and Mojammel Ali, from Bangladesh, outside their house in Kalba, which was heavily damaged by flooding and left with no electricity. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Property belonging to Wali Said, from Pakistan, inside his flooded home in Kalba. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Property belonging to Wali Said, from Pakistan, inside his flooded home in Kalba. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Abdelbasit Hassan's home and car (not pictured) were damaged by the heavy rainfall in Kalba. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Abdelbasit Hassan's home and car (not pictured) were damaged by the heavy rainfall in Kalba. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Tahidul Islam, from Bangladesh, sweeps out dirty water after the floods in Kalba subsided. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Tahidul Islam, from Bangladesh, sweeps out dirty water after the floods in Kalba subsided. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Municipality workers clean up an area affected by floods in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Municipality workers clean up an area affected by floods in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Staff at a restaurant scoop up water surrounding the premises in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Staff at a restaurant scoop up water surrounding the premises in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Lorries slowly make their way on a heavily flooded road in the city. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Lorries slowly make their way on a heavily flooded road in the city. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A car swept into a ditch by floodwaters in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A car swept into a ditch by floodwaters in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A construction vehicle partially submerged on a street in the city. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A construction vehicle partially submerged on a street in the city. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • People walk across pools of water. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    People walk across pools of water. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A vehicle stalled by heavy rain and floodwaters in Fujairah on Friday. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A vehicle stalled by heavy rain and floodwaters in Fujairah on Friday. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A flooded area in Fujairah city. Photo: Fujairah Media Office
    A flooded area in Fujairah city. Photo: Fujairah Media Office
  • Jama Al Ghurfa Mosque on Fujairah's corniche surrounded by floodwaters. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Jama Al Ghurfa Mosque on Fujairah's corniche surrounded by floodwaters. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Vehicles on a waterlogged road in the city. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Vehicles on a waterlogged road in the city. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A food and entertainment area surrounded by water in Fujairah, after days of rain. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A food and entertainment area surrounded by water in Fujairah, after days of rain. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Vehicles partially submerged on the streets of the city. Photo: Mahesh Jangam / @MaheshMj80202 / Twitter
    Vehicles partially submerged on the streets of the city. Photo: Mahesh Jangam / @MaheshMj80202 / Twitter
  • A stalled minibus on a street in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A stalled minibus on a street in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A flooded shop on the corniche in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A flooded shop on the corniche in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Drivers navigate a flooded motorway in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Drivers navigate a flooded motorway in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Floodwaters surround a leisure and entertainment area in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Floodwaters surround a leisure and entertainment area in Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Towers in Fujairah city surrounded by floodwaters. Photo: Mahesh Jangam / @MaheshMj80202 / Twitter
    Towers in Fujairah city surrounded by floodwaters. Photo: Mahesh Jangam / @MaheshMj80202 / Twitter
  • A dam in the emirate of Fujairah overflows. Photo: Fujairah Media Office
    A dam in the emirate of Fujairah overflows. Photo: Fujairah Media Office
  • A car makes its way through floodwaters . Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A car makes its way through floodwaters . Khushnum Bhandari / The National