Rain, hail, floods and fog: UAE’s wild weather in pictures
Workers pump away floodwater after the rainstorm in Qirfa, Fujairah. Mohideen / Al Ittihad
Men look out towards a flooded street in Qirfa. Mohideen / Al Ittihad
Cars parked outside a villa in Fujairah. Mohideen / Al Ittihad
People leave the stand of the tennis stadium following heavy rain and hail that interrupted the WTA tennis match between French tennis player Caroline Garcia and Spanish player Carla Suarez Navarro during on the third day of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, on February 17, 2016. Marwan Naamani / AFP Photo
Tennis play was suspended due to rain. Ali Haider / EPA
Tennis fans shelter under an umbrella. Francois Nel / Getty Images
Workers mop up rainwater. Marwan Naamani / AFP Photo
Major Essa Al Ahli, Dubai Police, and Salah Tahlak, Tournament Director, inspects the court during a rain delay. Francois Nel / Getty Images
A general view of the empty Centre Court during the Dubai Duty Free Tennis WTA Championships in Dubai. Ali Haider / EPA
Hail falls down on Centre Court. Francois Nel / Getty Images
Buildings are partially obscured in the Dubai Marina as the sun starts to burn the morning fog away. Antonie Robertson / The National
A thunderstorm passes over the Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Lake Towers neighborhoods of Dubai. Jon Gambrell / AP Photo
A flooded street in Al Barsha near Mall Of The Emirates in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
A street floods in Al Barsha near Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
Heavy rain and hail lashed Dubai and the Northern Emirates on Wednesday as officials at the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology warned the winter weather will last until at least the weekend.
