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Dubai Pounded By Rare Heavy Rains, Floods Cause Chaos | In Pics

Heavy rains have pounded the United Arab Emirates, flooding out portions of major highways and leaving vehicles abandoned on roadways across Dubai, a rare scene for the country. Meanwhile, the death toll in separate heavy flooding in neighboring Oman rose to 18 with others still missing as the sultanate prepared for the storm.

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Vehicles sit abandoned in floodwater covering a major road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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An SUV splashes through standing water on a road with the Burj Al Arab luxury hotel seen in the background in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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People look out at floodwater covering a major road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Vehicles drive through heavy rain on the Sheikh Zayed Road highway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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An SUV stalls out while trying to pass through standing water in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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An SUV drives through floodwater covering a road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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People look out at floodwater covering a major road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.