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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The United Arab Emirates experienced torrential rainfall and flash floods, beginning late Monday.</li><li>Videos appear to show planes taxiing down flooded runways at Dubai International Airport. </li></ul>Torrential rainfall pummeled the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dubai-laser-beam-shooting-drones-shock-rain-from-the-sky-2021-7">United Arab Emirates</a> this week, resulting in flash floods that caused air travel chaos, closed schools, and deluged homes.The rain began late Monday, flooding the UAE with more than half a foot (6.26 inches) of water in 24 hours, according to the Dubai Meteorological Office and cited by <a target="_blank" href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/dubai-flooding-heavy-rainfall/story?id=109321601&amp;cid=social_twitter_abcn">ABC News</a>. That is more than two years' worth of rain in one day, the outlet noted.There are claims that cloud seeding may have played a role in the flash floods. The practice sees planes inject clouds with chemicals that can increase rainfall.One fatality was reported by police at the time of writing on Wednesday: A 70-year-old man died in Ras al-Khaimah when his vehicle was swept away in the flooding.Flooding also occurred in Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. In Oman, 19 people died in flash floods, according to local media.<div type="image" title="Dubai road flooding" height="1333" width="1777" msid="109374524" hostid="261" sizebytes="433068"></div>Dubai International Airport — recently named the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.travelandleisure.com/dubai-international-airport-most-luxurious-airport-in-world-study-8603681">most luxurious airport</a> in the world — said planes were diverted. Some services now appear to have restarted.<a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/gunsnrosesgirl3/status/1780307713592897542">Unverified videos</a> on social media appeared to show heavily flooded tarmac, with large passenger airplanes creating waves and taxiing through several feet of water.The airport did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider about the videos.<div type="image" title="Vehicles drive on a flooded road during torrential rain in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai on April 16, 2024." height="683" width="1024" msid="109361170" hostid="261"></div>"We advise you NOT to come to the airport, unless absolutely necessary," an airport spokesperson <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/DXB/status/1780461316605456559">wrote on X</a> on Wednesday.They added that planes continue to be delayed and diverted.An unnamed couple told the AP that the situation at the airport is "absolute carnage," with some passengers sleeping there or at the Metro station.<div type="image" title="car flood" height="1333" width="2000" msid="109374526" hostid="261" sizebytes="129776"></div>Dubai recieved more than 5.6 inches of rain by Tuesday evening, around the amount it typically gets in a year and a half, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://news.sky.com/story/carnage-at-dubai-airport-as-uae-hit-by-heaviest-rainfall-in-75-years-13116978">Sky News.</a>It marks its heaviest rainfall in 75 years, according to a WAM news agency cited by Sky News.In a post shared on X, the UAE's National Centre of Meteorology showed the regions that have been most affected. <h2>The UAE may have been playing rainmaker by cloud seeding</h2>While images of extreme flooding can show the consequences of the climate crisis, this particular event may have been worsened by a direct attempt to play <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-expanding-weather-modification-program-artificial-rain-snow-2025-2020-12">rainmaker</a> — literally.To address water scarcity in the typically dry country, the UAE started using a practice referred to as <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/controlling-weather-in-future-2018-5">cloud seeding</a> in the 90s and early 2000s.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.dri.edu/cloud-seeding-program/what-is-cloud-seeding/">Cloud seeding</a> is a method designed to increase the amount of water that falls from a cloud. It involves identifying suitable clouds and then using aircraft or ground-based generators to introduce a chemical agent that facilitates the production of snowflakes.Cloud seeding has been used in countries worldwide, including in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/story/cloud-seeding-takes-flight-in-western-us-76737400">western US states</a> dealing with drought, like California, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, and Texas.<div type="image" title="Vehicles are stranded on a flooded street following torrential rain in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai on April 16, 2024." height="683" width="1024" msid="109361171" hostid="261"></div>The practice has long been controversial, with critics dismissing it as an attempt to "play God" or being potentially harmful to the environment or public health. Scientists have not documented the harmful impacts of cloud seeding, and <a target="_blank" href="https://e360.yale.edu/features/can-cloud-seeding-help-quench-the-thirst-of-the-u.s.-west">recent studies</a> have suggested that the practice works.Ahmed Habib, a specialist meteorologist, told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-16/dubai-grinds-to-standstill-as-cloud-seeding-worsens-flooding">Bloomberg</a> that the UAE's cloud seeding operations contributed directly to the heavy rainfall that fell this week.<div type="image" title="vehicle dubai" height="1332" width="1776" msid="109374527" hostid="261" sizebytes="111964"></div>Habib told the outlet that two planes conducted cloud seeding operations on Monday and Tuesday and that seven seeding missions had been carried out in two days.Flight-tracking data analyzed by the AP suggested that an aircraft affiliated with the UAE's cloud-seeding project flew around the country Sunday."For any cloud that's suitable over the UAE you make the operation," Habib told Bloomberg.<div type="image" title="A submerged duty machine is seen after heavy rain in United Arab Emirates on April 16, 2024." height="2867" width="3693" msid="109361172" hostid="261"></div>The UAE's weather bureau said no cloud seeding had taken place during Tuesday's rain, according to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/04/16/live-weather-rain-dubai/">National News. </a>It did not immediately respond to a request by BI for comment.Chris England, a weather producer at Sky News, said he doesn't believe cloud seeing to be a reason behind the floods as evidence of it working is "pretty slim at best."Despite warning citizens to remain home during the heavy rain, the UAE government's press office said they were "rains of goodness," as the country has dealt with a rise in <a target="_blank" href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2023/07/20/UAE-doctors-say-serious-cases-of-heat-stroke-on-the-rise-amid-soaring-temperatures">heat-related illnesses and deaths</a> that some hope can be alleviated by an increase in rainfall.Schools across the UAE continued to be closed on Wednesday, and employees are working from home, according to the Sky News report.

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Over the next week, super heavy showers are set to hit the Indian subcontinent, especially in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, South Interior Karnataka, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, and Gujarat, the IMD (<keyword id="19963725" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Meteorological-Department" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Indian Meteorological Department" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Indian Meteorological Department">Indian Meteorological Department</keyword>) has predicted. Yesterday, India's financial capital, Mumbai was hit by a surprise, albeit hefty deluge of rain. Consequently, a yellow alert was issued for Thane, Pune, Palghar and other areas near to Mumbai. Between October 13-16, very heavy rainfalls are also expected in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. It's no secret that incessant rains also bring about significant economic damages. As seen very often in the past, a constant barrage of torrential rains can also quickly create a flood-like situation, which can wipe away houses, vehicles and everything that comes in its way. Per media reports, the average economic impact on India due to <keyword id="19912527" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="floods" source="keywords">floods</keyword> between 2011 and 2021 has been a staggering Rs 25,805 crore. Imagine this-your entire se is flooded. Water has seeped into everything—your walls, furniture, and even the plumbing. Without a <keyword id="22058670" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="home-insurance" source="keywords">home insurance</keyword>, you'll have to spend a hefty amount towards repairs and to get your life and home back on track. <h2>Getting your home insured</h2>So, if you are wondering how to protect your hard earned material but immovable assets like house, the answer is right in front of you- Home Insurance. Says Dilip Baba, Head of Commercial and Speciality Underwriting, Go Digit General Insurance, "People usually spend their entire life savings on purchasing a home. However, people rarely think about how to protect their investment. By investing in the safety of home insurance, you can enjoy peace of mind knowing that your property is covered in case of unforeseen events. With home insurance, you can opt for three types of coverage-structure, content and comprehensive. While structure simply insures the physical, immovable formation of your house (walls, roofs), content coverage goes a step ahead and takes care of damage caused to your movable items like furniture, electronics and other items due to natural calamities, theft and more, up to a certain limit. This can also include any valuable artwork or antiques, or additional installation like solar panels you might have at your home. A comprehensive home insurance brings together both structure and contents in its insurance ambit. Having a home insurance can not just protect you from natural calamities like floods, but also from unforeseen events like theft, fire and more. The annual premium of a home insurance policy can range between Rs 2,000 to Rs 10,000 depending on the type and extent of coverage taken. Before buying a policy, be sure to clarify whether it offers actual cash value, which considers depreciation, or replacement/reinstatement cost, which covers the full replacement without depreciation deductions. To be on the safe side, you can also choose additional covers like accidental death insurance, or rent coverage, if you lose out on rental income due to damage caused to your property. You can use the carpet area of your house to get a sense of your home insurance requirements. Other covers you can opt for include valuable contents (on agreed value basis under home contents cover), additional living expense cover, tenant liability insurance, among others. Says Amit Bhandari, Chief Technical Officer at Magma HDI General Insurance, "When selecting a policy, it’s crucial to assess the unique risks that your home may face, particularly if you live in an area susceptible to <keyword id="19922196" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="natural-disasters" source="keywords">natural disasters</keyword>. You should tailor your coverage to address these risks while considering premium reduction strategies, such as excluding unnecessary coverages".

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With heavy, torrential rains currently lashing south India, particularly Bangalore and Chennai, life in these metros has reached a complete standstill. While there is little you can do to control nature's ongoing fury, you can safeguard your precious two- and four-wheelers, which have little respite or protection from the ongoing vagaries of rains and floods. During heavy rains, the first in line of damage is your vehicle's engine, which could cost you a bomb! If the water enters the engine's cylinder, it can cause it to seize and leave it beyond repair. Another common damage your vehicles can face during such times is <keyword id="23605837" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="electrical-failure" source="keywords">electrical failure</keyword> since water seepage can cause shorting of the electrical components, including the battery, alternator, and wiring systems. Then there's moisture seepage, which can affect your vehicle's braking and fuel systems. <h2><keyword id="20224622" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="motor-insurance" source="keywords">Motor Insurance</keyword> to the Rescue</h2> While a comprehensive motor insurance policy might protect you against accidents, thefts, and other third-party liabilities, they might fall short when it comes to safeguarding your vehicles from damages caused by natural calamities like heavy rain. As such, you can opt for a few add-ons over and above your regular motor policy to ensure you don't end up spending a hefty amount from your pockets if your vehicles need repair. "In Chennai and Bangalore, the recent heavy rains have led to several challenges, causing multiple vehicles and home damage. Urban flooding is a phenomenon now being witnessed in most metropolitan cities. Cases of vehicles being swept away in floods have also been seen, leading to total loss" Vivek Chaturvedi, CMO and Head of Direct Sales, Go Digit General Insurance "While comprehensive motor insurance policies protect your vehicle against damage from natural disasters such as floods, cyclones, and heavy rains, you should consider add-on covers like engine protection, zero depreciation, <keyword id="22024865" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="roadside-assistance" source="keywords">roadside assistance</keyword>, return to invoice, and consumables. These options help cover the costs of repairing or replacing vehicle parts and any injuries or damage from accidents," he continues. Here's a ready reckoner of all add-ons you can consider: 1. <keyword id="23605835" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="engine-protection-cover" source="keywords">Engine Protection Cover</keyword>: This cover protects your wallet from costly repairs in case your vehicle's engine is severely damaged. 2. Zero Depreciation Cover/Bumper-to-Bumper Cover: While servicing your claims, insurers generally deduct depreciation or regular wear and tear on your vehicle. This add-on guarantees you a claim without any deduction for wears and tears. 3. Roadside Assistance Cover: You never know when your vehicle might be stalled. This cover offers repair at the site, towing, and alternative travel if one’s car is stuck on waterlogged roads. It can also include services like fuel delivery, battery replacement, or flat tire repair. 4. Tire Protection Cover: It offers repair or replacement of tires damaged due to cuts, bursts, or bulges during wet, hazardous conditions. Says Kalpesh Chavan, Senior Vice President &amp; Product Head of Elephant (Corporate Insurance Wing of Alliance Insurance Brokers), "EV owners should additionally also opt for battery protection cover and electric surge secure add-on. This add-on protects the electronic pieces and circuits of electric vehicles from any short circuits, electrical arcing, or leakage, especially through water entry." <h2>Don't crank up the engine. </h2>Got a vehicle that's flooded with water? Don't try to start it forcefully. If you do so, the insurance company can decline your claim for all the damage caused by attempting to start such a flooded engine. Your best bet in such cases is to wait till the water subsides and then try revving up the engine. Chavan adds that most car owners need to take into account how disaster-prone their area is and end up estimating the wrong coverage amount for their cars. Inadequate study of the terms and conditions of the policy may lead to claim rejections when most needed. But most importantly, if your vehicle's insurance is up for renewal, do not delay or procrastinate to do the same. Or else your car could become uninsured during the most critical periods. Maintaining up-to-date records and documentation is of the essence; missing documents may trigger unwarranted delays in the processing of claims.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Torrential rain and flash floods brought Dubai airport to a standstill on Tuesday.</li><li>Dozens of cancellations left some passengers stranded with no way out of the airport. </li></ul>Dubai Airport, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/busiest-airports-in-the-world-ranking-travel-post-pandemic-2024-4">the world's second busiest</a>, was brought to a standstill on Tuesday after torrential rains and heavy flooding created chaos on the runways, and across the city.All operations were suspended for 25 minutes in the afternoon, and inbound flights were diverted due to the intense storm, an airport spokesperson said.In total, 21 outbound and 24 inbound flights were cancelled, and 3 flights were diverted, according to the latest update published around 5 p.m. local time on Tuesday.<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/chatwithcharles/status/1780220904120697216">Videos</a> posted on social media showed lapping waters covering the tarmac and transforming the runway at Dubai Airport into more of a river than a safe airstrip.In one post, a Boeing 737 operated by Flydubai can be seen battling through the high waters,All arrivals at the airport were paused on Tuesday nightPassengers affected by the travel chaos were left stranded at the airport as sections of the surrounding roads remained impassable due to high floodwaters.<div type="image" title="Passengers wait for their flights at the Dubai International Airport in Dubai on April 17, 2024" height="2268" width="3402" msid="109375225" hostid="261" sizebytes="726786"></div>"It's challenging for departing guests to reach the airport and arrival guests to leave the terminals due to the significant flooding and road blockages have left limited transport options for arriving and departing guests," the airport said <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dubaiairports.ae/alert/weather-advisory24">in a statement</a> issued on Tuesday morning.A couple at the airport said that the situation was "absolute carnage.""You cannot get a taxi. There's people sleeping in the Metro station. There's people sleeping in the airport," they told <a target="_blank" href="https://apnews.com/article/uae-historic-rain-storm-flooding-dubai-airport-disruption-3e838dbc169e52dcd6d11b64f79bdcb7">an AP reporter.</a><div type="image" title="Motorisits drive along a flooded street following heavy rains in Dubai early on April 17, 2024." height="2666" width="4000" msid="109375226" hostid="261" sizebytes="1049726"></div>Dubai International Airport, which was recently named <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/busiest-airports-in-the-world-ranking-travel-post-pandemic-2024-4#1-hartsfield-jackson-atlanta-international-airport-usa-10">the second busiest in the world</a>, was still advising passengers to stay away on Wednesday morning."We advise you NOT to come to the airport, unless absolutely necessary. Flights continue to be delayed and diverted," the airport <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/DXB/status/1780461316605456559">posted on X</a>.Dubai, the Middle East's financial hub, was brought to a standstill by the rainfall with schools closing and many people <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-dubai-airport-flash-floods-show-downsides-controlling-the-weather-2024-4">abandoning their vehicles</a> in the streets as flash floods soaked the city.Dubai's media office said the flooding was caused by the heaviest downpour the United Arab Emirates has experienced since records began in 1949.Flooding also hit the neighboring countries of Bahrain and Oman over the weekend. In Oman, nine schoolchildren and their driver died on Sunday when their vehicle was washed away by floodwaters, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/16/heavy-rains-kill-18-in-oman-as-flash-floods-lash-uae#:~:text=In%20Oman%2C%20the%20death%20toll,Samad%20A'Shan%20on%20Sunday.">Al Jazeera</a> reported.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Multiple people are dead after floodwaters washed away a Moscow sewer tour group.</li><li>Russian state media reported that torrential rains left an illegal tour group stuck underground.</li></ul>At least <a target="_blank" href="https://tass.com/emergencies/1663201">five people are dead</a> after heavy rains flooded Moscow's sewer system, washing away a tour group of eight people who were exploring the historic underground system.Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin <a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/mos_sobyanin">confirmed</a> the accident in a Monday Telegram post, saying law enforcement was investigating the details of the doomed "self-organized descent."Russian state media outlet Tass News Agency reported a teenage girl was pulled from the river on Sunday night following the flooding. Two more tour members, a man and a teenage boy, were found in the river early Monday morning, the outlet said.The fourth and fifth victims were also discovered in the river Monday afternoon, <a target="_blank" href="https://tass.com/emergencies/1663201">the outlet reported</a>, citing an unnamed emergency official.Insider could not independently verify the number of confirmed dead.Authorities are still looking for the remaining missing as divers search the Moskva River for more bodies.Photos and videos posted to <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/LXSummer1/status/1693636343648141512">social media</a> appeared to show officials looking down a manhole cover, as well as investigators searching the river by boat.Torrential downpours walloped Moscow on Sunday, causing a rapid rise in water levels inside the underground tunnels. The rains accounted for about a third of Moscow's monthly rainfall, Russian state media outlet <a target="_blank" href="https://ria.ru/20230821/kollektor-1891249826.html">Ria Novosti</a> reported.The heavy rains resulted in abrupt floodwaters throughout the system that ultimately cut off tour participants from a feasible escape route, trapping them below, according to media outlets.Among those still missing is the tour's leader, identified by media outlets as Konstantin Filipov, 31. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/at-least-8-feared-dead-in-moscow-sewers-after-tour-goes-awry?ref=home">The Daily Beast</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12428825/Tour-group-washed-away-death-Moscow-sewer-Eight-feared-dead-torrential-rain-breaks-guided-walk.html">The Daily Mail</a> reported that Filipov clocked the heavy rains during the tour and texted a colleague in hopes of finding a new exit minutes before disaster struck.Ria Novosti reported that more than 20 people were originally scheduled to take the sewer tour, which was focused on the Neglinnaya River, a tributary of the Moskva. But with heavy rains in the forecast, several participants dropped out, leaving just eight people on the expedition.Many of Moscow's sewers date as far back as the 19th century, and several companies offer historic walking tours of the system throughout the city.Russian media outlets cited emergency officials who said the tour company in charge of the missing group was an illegal organization that had been operating for three years.

At least 5 dead after torrential rains washed away a Moscow tour group exploring the city's underground sewers 

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Floods trapped two teens in an abandoned train tunnel over the weekend.</li><li>The boys were inside the tunnel for about two hours before they were finally rescued by boat. </li></ul>Floods trapped two teens inside an infamous abandoned train tunnel for hours during a severe rainstorm in New Jersey over the weekend.Officials were notified that the teens were stuck in the tunnel in Edgewater at about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, <a href="https://www.nbcnewyork.com/weather/teens-trapped-in-flooded-nj-tunnel-for-hours-rescued-during-sunday-storms/4290193/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC New York reported.</a> The duo had been exploring the tunnel when the water started pouring in. "They said they were in the tunnel for about two hours. They'd seen something on the internet where they wanted to explore the tunnel," Lt. Robert Jacobsen of the local fire department told the outlet. The Edgewater-Fairview Train tunnel is considered one of the "weird" attractions in the state, <a href="https://abc7ny.com/nj-flooding-new-jersey-edgewater-tunnel-rescue/13199725/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WABC-TV reported</a>. It closed in the 1960s and has ever since been connected to all kinds of <a href="https://weirdnj.com/stories/edgewater-fairview-train-tunnel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local urban legends</a>. As it filled with water on Sunday, firefighters had to use a boat to rescue the teens, according to the local news station.Officials said the boys entered the location during <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nyc-weather-heavy-rain-flooding-new-york-new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a major rainstorm that caused widespread flooding</a> in New Jersey and New York and that, when they arrived, there was already three feet of water in the tunnel, according to WABC-TV, a local news station.The teens were transported to a local hospital and reportedly did not suffer from any injuries due to the incident. "Just think before you do things, especially with the weather outside," Jacobsen said, per NBC New York. In March, a California woman was <a href="https://www.insider.com/california-woman-rescued-top-of-submerged-car-during-flood-police-2023-3">stranded on top of her submerged car</a> during a massive flood for over an hour before she was rescued by law enforcement.

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