Dubai disruption continues as UAE grapples with flooding

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The United Arab Emirates is still grappling with the aftermath of a record-breaking storm this week that brought much of the country to a standstill.

In Dubai , operations at the airport - a major travel hub - remain disrupted after Tuesday's storm flooded the runway, resulting in flight diversions, delays and cancellations.

The airport struggled to get food to stranded passengers with nearby roads blocked by flood waters, and because of overcrowding limited access to those who had confirmed bookings. Authorities have also told government employees and students to stay home while waterlogged roads are cleared. "It's likely that the storm was kind of supercharged by climate change because there's just more moisture available in the air for any storm system to then precipitate out," said Colleen Colja, a climate scientist at Imperial College London.

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