UAE introduces third-party protection from floods and storms for motorists
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UAE rain: public and private sector to work from home on Thursday May 2 due to severe weather
UAE announces public and private sector to switch to flexible remote work patterns
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UAE rain: Public and private sector urged to work from home on Thursday and Friday, schools to activate remote learning amid unstable weather
The UAE is preparing for more rain this week and public and private sector firms have been advised, schools
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UAE weather warning: heavy rain expected to be less severe, public advised to take precautions and follow safety advice
UAE National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority joins government departments to prepare for severe weather expected this week
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Floods in Libya kill thousands, leave 10,000 missing
Mediterranean storm causes floods, wipes out quarter of Derna
Bangladesh
Bangladesh and Myanmar prepare to evacuate hundreds of thousands amid Cyclone Mocha flood fears
Cyclone Mocha expected to hit Bangladesh and Mayanmar on Saturday, May 14
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UAE weather: Giant hailstones as big as tennis balls and floods as warning issued
UAE hit by giant hailstone storm and flooding, NCM issues weather warning
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Gallery: Aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis in Japan
At least 21 people have been killed in Japan as a result of powerful Typhoon Hagibis that roared across the country bringing unprecedented rains.
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Floods kill 12 people in Saudi Arabia
Ten die in the northwestern city of Tabuk and one each in the holy city of Madinah and in northern border areas
Ancient India
Flood toll in India’s Kerala jumps to 67
More than 50,000 people have sought shelter in relief camps
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Heavy rain and landslides hit Japan – in pictures
Rescue workers carried out house-to-house searches Tuesday in the increasingly unlikely hope of finding survivors after days of deadly floods and landslides that have claimed 141 lives in one of Japan’s worst weather-related disasters for decades. With the toll mounting, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancelled a four-country foreign trip, and he was expected to visit the disaster-hit region later this week.
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Japan PM cancels Saudi trip as rain toll hits 100
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is now expected to visit some of the areas worst affected by the flash flooding and landslides
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Cyclone Mekenu pummels Yemeni island, seven missing
Omani authorities announced through the official news agency they were taking “necessary precautions” in case the cyclone hits the Gulf sultanate
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Flash floods cause chaos in Saudi city
Dozens of people are plucked from vehicles engulfed by floodwaters, schools forced to shut in Jeddah
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In pictures: Hurricane Harvey slams into Texas Gulf Coast
The US fourth city battles with tropical storm Harvey and resulting floods.
Aviation
Emirates cancels Houston flights as storm Harvey continues
Massive flooding unleashed by deadly monster storm Harvey saw the Houston’s two main airports closed