I got goosebumps’: striking drone video shows Dubai’s streets completely empty – The National

I got goosebumps’: striking drone video shows Dubai’s streets completely empty – The National

'I got goosebumps': striking drone video shows Dubai's streets completely empty. Bachir Moukarzel is one of the few people still leaving his house every other day.. Unlike most people though, when he leaves, he is accompanied by assistant Haytham Achkar, a driver from Dubai TV and a police car - and carries a drone.. Moukarzel has been collaborating with the Dubai Media Office, Dubai TV and Dubai Police to capture footage of Dubai landscape - usually bustling with cars and people - now completely empty.. The city introduced new travel restrictions on Sunday, April 4 that require residents to have to attain a permit to leave their homes.. "When I was filming places like JBR, Downtown Dubai, the fountain area, I was the only one in sight - it was emotional somehow," the photographer admits.. It is sad but at the same time it is beautiful because you can really see that people are obeying rules.. A post shared by Bachir Moukarzel | Dubai (@bachir_photo_phactory) on. "I've been 18 years and, on a personal level, Dubai has given me so much.. I may not work as the first line of defense as a healthcare professional but as someone in