Abu Dhabi: Heavy rains have closed Abu Dhabi's international airport and shut schools in the United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi International Airport, home to Etihad airline, announced the flight suspension Wednesday on Twitter ‘due to severe weather conditions.’
Dubai International Airport, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates, saw some flights delayed.
The Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) on Tuesday announced that all schools in the emirate of Abu Dhabi will be closed on March 9 (Wednesday) due to unstable weather in the region.
The news was declared on Adec’s official twitter account.
State-owned newspaper The National also said local schools had been closed, while others in Dubai planned to close early.
The United Arab Emirates' National Center for Meteorology and Seismology had warned that heavy rains were possible today.
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