Cat is rescued from Dubai floods after clinging onto car door

This is the heartwarming moment a cat was rescued from deep waters following the freak flash flooding and storms that have lashed Dubai over the last two days.

But the stunned cat scrambles to keep a hold on to the vehicle, not realising it is being rescued from the murky flood water. One user wrote: 'I can’t even begin to imagine how long did the poor thing hung on to the car door handle in that massive flood'.A third added: 'I love how to cat eventually realizes the man is trying to help'.

Other videos shared on social media showed how cars were filled with water, forcing hundreds of motorists to abandon their vehicles and swim to safety.In one shocking clip, debris from the road above suddenly crashes through an underpass. Yesterday, when the desert sun should have been baking the city, it was instead engulfed in the same thick grey clouds - blocking out the light. Clips show how flashes of lighting would briefly light up the clouds, before going dark once more.

A handful of brave drivers battling the elements were spotted sitting atop their cars and waiting for rescue under the black sky, but many more chose to abandon their vehicles and swim to safety. Hundreds of buildings and shops were destroyed throughout the day, as the large masses of water crashed through windows and sent vehicles sailing through walls.

Products were blasted out across the shop floor as water poured from the ceiling, bystanders helpless to act. The deluge flooded the airport - a hub for the long-haul carrier Emirates - disrupting flights through the world's busiest hub for international travel. One couple, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity to speak freely in a country with strict laws that criminalise critical speech, called the situation at the airport 'absolute carnage'.

The centre did not immediately respond to questions on Wednesday, though flight-tracking data analysed by the Associated Press showed one aircraft affiliated with the UAE's cloud-seeding efforts flew around the country on Sunday. Authorities sent tanker trucks out into the streets and highways to pump away the water. Water poured into some homes, forcing people to bail out their houses.

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