Rain hits several UAE areas again; Sharjah shows full-on readiness

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

UAE residents saw a second spell of rain on Thursday morning even as the heavy thunderstorm of April 16 was still fresh in their minds. Overcast skies in Sharjah hid the sun from public view on Thursday morning while traffic slowed down in several places.

Some areas in the emirate, such as Jamal Abdul Nasser Street, were slowly getting flooded, but tanker trucks were positioned in those pockets to tackle the situation.

Sharjah has deployed tanker trucks and pumps to flush out rainwater.

Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) showed full-on readiness to deal with the adverse effects of the weather.

Between 15th and 29th April, SEWA teams managed over 5,200 reports in Sharjah, 820 in Kalba, and 299 in Khorfakkan, according to WAM.

The services were remarkable. The Authority conducted repair and maintenance operations in the central region, alongside electrical stations and transformers across all areas, to address the electrical faults resulting from the exceptional weather conditions.

Ahmed Al Bass, Deputy Director of the Electricity Distribution Department, highlighted the round-the-clock efforts of emergency teams in Sharjah to deal with reports and restore power in affected areas.

The endeavour led to the restoration of electrical service to more than 1,300 distribution substations and the repair of 376 subscribers' cables, significantly mitigating the impact of the weather event across regions in record time.

Meanwhile, heavy rain hit several areas in Dubai. Several flights were cancelled while bus services were affected according to reports in a section of the local media.