uae drainage system in the olden times
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Dubai/ Sharjah: Heavy downpour in Dubai over the last few days has put a strain on the city’s drainage network leading to flooding on most roads and residential areas.
According to the Dubai Media Office, unusually heavy rain hit Dubai with rainfall reaching 150mm/hour for two and a half hours on Saturday.
However, the drainage network only has the capacity to hold 30-40mm rainwater per hour, according to a senior official.
“We have not seen this much of rain in many years,” Taleb Julfar, CEO of Dubai Municipality for Infrastructure Services Sector, told Gulf News.
The last time the UAE witnessed such vast amounts of rain was reportedly 24 years ago according to the National Centre of Meteorology which also carried out several cloud seeding sessions to enhance the rainfall.