There has been unexpected rain in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently. Due to this, there has been an unprecedented flood in Dubai, in the middle of the desert. Its photos and videos are popular on social media. The roads are filled with water. People living in Dubai are facing many problems due to this rain.
Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra shared a video on the situation after the rain. In this, he compared Dubai with Mumbai. Former Jet Airways CEO Sanjiv Kapoor did not like this video and expressed his displeasure.
Nope.
Not Mumbai.
Dubai…
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 16, 2024
Sanjeev Kapoor Asked – What Will Happen If Snow Falls In Mumbai?
The floods in Dubai have disrupted life there. On Tuesday, Anand Mahindra shared a video on social media platform X and wrote that this is not Mumbai but Dubai. In this video, people walked in knee-deep water, and cars and trucks were half submerged.
On Wednesday, Sanjiv Kapoor tweeted on this video that this comparison is wrong. Dubai was not designed to withstand such heavy rains. Such rain can drown any city. Just imagine what would happen if heavy snow fell in Mumbai. Mumbai is not intended to withstand snowfall. In such a situation, will the people settled in Oslo make fun of Mumbai?
Dubai Was Not Built To Withstand Such Rain
However, later, the former CEO of Jet Airways clarified that Anand Mahindra was probably not making fun of Dubai. However, it is also a fact that Dubai is not designed for such rains. Perhaps no city is prepared to face such significant changes in the weather. Perhaps Dubai was not prepared for such heavy rain. The annual rainfall occurred within a few hours, and the situation worsened.
Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia Are Also Facing The Havoc Of Floods
Apart from Dubai, this rain has also troubled Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. This rain has also affected Dubai International Airport. Due to this, flights at the world’s busiest airports have been affected. WAM news agency has described it as historic rain. He said that such rain had happened for the first time since 1949. Cloud seeding is also being considered responsible for this rain.
