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At least 18 people are dead in Oman after heavy flooding has plagued the Middle East lately. Schools were closed and citizens worked from home across the United Arab Emirates as almost half a foot of rain fell in the area. As the Middle East is mostly a desert, drainage systems in the area are quite poor. Due to this, highways were inundated and flights were canceled after tarmacs at the airport were flooded, disrupting the flow of daily traffic. Vehicles were half-submerged and even swept away by the severe floods, turning entire cities into inundated swamps. In just 24 hours, Dubai's International Airport received almost half a foot of rain, while the average yearly precipitation is just a third of a foot. Heavy rains also fell across Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, but the UAE and Oman were the worst-hit.
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