the allegations put to me, i have fully complied with all the rules for declarations and as the investigation is ongoing and i will not be commenting further. you can get more on that story on the bbc news website and app. the aftermath of heavy rain is being felt across the united arab emirates and parts of neighbouring gulf countries, a region usually known for its hot and arid climate. flash floods have killed 20 people in oman and one in the uae. dubai international airport warned of very challenging conditions and advised some passengers not to turn up due to areas being inundated by water. 300 flights were cancelled on wednesday with hundreds more delayed, after the uae experienced its largest rainfall event since records began 75 years ago. so what s it like for the hundreds stuck at the airport still? i spoke to a new zealand traveller at dubai airport nirupa george who arrived yesterday from cairo.
heavy rain has continued to batter the united arab emirates and parts of neighbouring gulf countries, a region usually known for its hot and arid climate. flash floods have now killed 20 people in oman and one in the uae. dubai international airport warned of very challenging conditions and advised some passengers not to turn up due to areas being inundated by water. 300 flights were cancelled on wednesday with hundreds more delayed, after the uae experienced its largest rainfall event since records began 75 years ago. joining me now is a new zealand traveller at dubai airport, nirupa george. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. just explain what has happened to you, what the situation is like there at the airport at the moment. ., ., , ., , ., ~ moment. hello, lovely to be on. we arrived yesterday moment. hello, lovely to be on. we arrived yesterday from moment. hello, lovely to be on. we arrived yesterday from cairo. - moment. hello, lovely to be on. we arrived yester
police also contacting 25,000 victims they have identified, given details of how they had been scammed and giving them advice. as for labhost, yesterday this was the moment it was shut down and replaced with this message from the police to the scammers. tom symonds, bbc news. heavy rain has continued to batter gulf states, causing deadly flash floods and causing disruption to flights at the world s second busiest airport. about 300 flights were cancelled at dubai international airport on wednesday, with hundreds more delayed, after the united arab emirates experienced its largest rainfall event since records began 75 years ago. the airport, which serves as a major hub for connecting flights to every continent, is warning recovery will take some time. in australia, a new report is due to be handed down into the spread and threat of one of the world s most invasive species, fire ants. the ants are thought to have entered the country in shipping containers from south america about two dec
well, the main cause was a cut off low pressure weather system. that is a weather system that drew in warm, moist air and blocked other weather systems from coming through, which, of course, led to experts describing this as a very rare rainfall event. but not just that. scientists say this record rainfall is consistent with how the climate is changing in a rapidly warming planet. the air can hold more moisture, which can then fuel storms and increase the intensity of rain. so a powerful weather system and climate change, those scientists say, are the most likely explanations for the severity of the floods we ve seen in the gulf in recent days. not cloud seeding. australia is suffering an infestation of fire ants, with a potentially devastating impact on the country s health and agriculture. the insects are originally from south america but are thought
tonight, record heat in miami, record flooding in the northeast, a record morning in the gulf. it sounds kind of like a broken record. forgive, me but it really. is just look at the headlines. 100,000-year weather event, as extreme rain and ravaged northeast. in april, which for the record is less than 1000 years ago. there was, this a one in 1000-year rainfall event, sparking a flash flood emergency in broward county. july 4th was the hottest day in over 100,000 years breaking record for second day in a row. this was a perfect time to bring in one of the premier