• Traffic moves slowly through flood waters caused by rain on the slip road from 13th street to Muroor in Abu Dhabi. (Brian Kerrigan / The National)
    Traffic moves slowly through flood waters caused by rain on the slip road from 13th street to Muroor in Abu Dhabi. (Brian Kerrigan / The National)
  • Roads in Abu Dhabi were slick and treacherous as the rain came down. Mariam Alnuaimi / The National
    Roads in Abu Dhabi were slick and treacherous as the rain came down. Mariam Alnuaimi / The National
  • Abu Dhabi woke up to heavy rain today. Robert Gurdebeke / The National
    Abu Dhabi woke up to heavy rain today. Robert Gurdebeke / The National
  • Abu Dhabi woke up to heavy rain today. Robert Gurdebeke / The National
    Abu Dhabi woke up to heavy rain today. Robert Gurdebeke / The National
  • Dubai Media City didn't escape the deluge. Maha Elsanosi
    Dubai Media City didn't escape the deluge. Maha Elsanosi
  • Roads in Abu Dhabi were slick and treacherous as the rain came down. Mariam Alnuaimi / The National
    Roads in Abu Dhabi were slick and treacherous as the rain came down. Mariam Alnuaimi / The National
  • Storm clouds sweep into Abu Dhabi. Vlada Gorbounova
    Storm clouds sweep into Abu Dhabi. Vlada Gorbounova
  • Sharjah also had to cope with the rain this morning. Younes Nayji
    Sharjah also had to cope with the rain this morning. Younes Nayji
  • Roads in Abu Dhabi were slick and treacherous as the rain came down. Mariam Alnuaimi / The National
    Roads in Abu Dhabi were slick and treacherous as the rain came down. Mariam Alnuaimi / The National
  • Roads in Abu Dhabi were slick and treacherous as the rain came down. Mariam Alnuaimi / The National
    Roads in Abu Dhabi were slick and treacherous as the rain came down. Mariam Alnuaimi / The National
  • Strong winds brought a tree down on this car in Media City, Dubai. Ghulam Mustafa Shaikh
    Strong winds brought a tree down on this car in Media City, Dubai. Ghulam Mustafa Shaikh
  • Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
    Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
    Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
    Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
    Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
    Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • Traffic during the rain at the Discovery Gardens area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    Traffic during the rain at the Discovery Gardens area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
    Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
    Heavy rain swept over Abu Dhabi Thursday morning as commuters went to work and school. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • Rain in the morning at Discovery Gardens area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    Rain in the morning at Discovery Gardens area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Cars plough through the rain in Al Ain. Michael Jabri-Pickett
    Cars plough through the rain in Al Ain. Michael Jabri-Pickett
  • Men work to clear a stretch of the E11 heading towards Al Gharbia that is flooded after heavy rainfall in the Emirates. Sammy Dallal / The National
    Men work to clear a stretch of the E11 heading towards Al Gharbia that is flooded after heavy rainfall in the Emirates. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • Sammy Dallal, The National photographer, was enroute to the Al Ruwais labour camp that is reportedly flooded, displacing hundreds of workers, but a stretch of the E11 is also flooded. Sammy Dallal / The National
    Sammy Dallal, The National photographer, was enroute to the Al Ruwais labour camp that is reportedly flooded, displacing hundreds of workers, but a stretch of the E11 is also flooded. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • Men work to pump away flood water on the E11 in the Western Region. (Sammy Dallal / The National)
    Men work to pump away flood water on the E11 in the Western Region. (Sammy Dallal / The National)
  • Heavy rains flood a section of the E11 near Ruwais forcing traffic to be diverted. Sammy Dallal / The National
    Heavy rains flood a section of the E11 near Ruwais forcing traffic to be diverted. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • A lorry driver steps out of his cab on the E11 in the Western Region. Sammy Dallal / The National
    A lorry driver steps out of his cab on the E11 in the Western Region. Sammy Dallal / The National
  • Traffic on the E11 has had to be diverted. Sammy Dallal / The National
    Traffic on the E11 has had to be diverted. Sammy Dallal / The National

In pictures: Heavy rain and wind hit the UAE


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Images captured of the bad weather by The National photographers and readers