Heavy rains, hail in Dubai: Municipality receives over 100 emergency reports, warns residents to be careful

Heavy rains, hail in Dubai: Municipality receives over 100 emergency reports, warns residents to be careful

The inclement weather conditions could continue throughout this week

Published: Sun 6 Aug 2023, 2:19 PM

From rainwater pools to fallen trees, Dubai Municipality (DM) received more than 100 emergency reports on Saturday. This comes as several parts of the country faced heavy rains, strong winds, sandstorms and even hail, causing damages.

As soon as the inclement weather hit, the Municipality took preventive measures and put its emergency response teams on standby. When the rains stopped, the crew began responding to emergency calls across Dubai.

This is part of the civic body’s strategies for managing Dubai's diverse weather conditions all year long. They ensured rapid and efficient rainwater pool drainage, and removed hazardous trash that could jeopardise the general safety of residents.

Keeping Dubai safe and clean

DM’s command-and-control centre in charge of administering and monitoring the emirate's operations got up to 100 emergency reports as a result of the rain. There were 69 reports of fallen trees in neighbourhoods or on internal roads, and 16 reports of fallen trees on Dubai main roadways. In addition to that, the municipality received 18 requests for rainwater pool draining.

Additional workers were also assigned to monitor garbage disposal procedures on roadways, such as tree branches, grass, and sands, as