As the weather worsens on Tuesday, authorities in the United Arab Emirates issued a red alert to the whole gulf nation, advising residents to exercise caution. As a result, the government was forced to close schools and assign staff to work from home.
From late Monday into Tuesday, the UAE saw intense thunderstorms and rain, along with striking lightning in the sky, according to local media.
The Khaleej Times cited the National Centre of Meteorology as saying: “Due to an extension of a low surface pressure and two waves of unstable weather that will travel over the country on Tuesday, unstable weather conditions will continue to afflict the UAE from Monday through Wednesday.