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Dubai airport flights delayed, cancelled and diverted due to heavy rain

Reuters
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesUpdated: Jan 11, 2020, 05:13 PM IST
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Dubai airport is the base of airlines Emirates and flydubai.

Dubai International, one of the world's busiest airports, cancelled, diverted and delayed flights on Saturday due to heavy rain and flooding, Dubai Airports said.

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Flights are likely to be delayed throughout the day and some have been cancelled or diverted to nearby Al Maktoum airport, state-owned Dubai Airports said on Twitter.

Video footage and images posted on social media showed part of the airport's runway area submerged underwater. But could not immediately be verified.

Dubai airport is the base of airlines Emirates and flydubai.

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Emirates said several flights to and from Dubai had been delayed. Flydubai said its flights were also delayed, while some had been diverted.