‘This was so severe, it was like the apocalypse’ – Irish footballer on unprecedented Dubai storm
Passengers left stranded in UAE as aircraft submerged on airport runway
Jack Burke with partner Viki Langan, both of whom are from Dublin but live in Dubai
An Irishman living in Dubai said he witnessed a weather event “like the apocalypse” as the sky was plunged into darkness, roads collapsed and sinkholes opened up during unprecedented flooding.
Many Irish workers in the UAE city were off work until at least today following the shocking scenes.