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Dubai roads reported 135 accident and Sharjah 82. The Dubai Police’s control room received 1,639 distress calls from people.
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Two flights to Dammam and Bahrain were delayed due to bad weather conditions at those airports.
A major sandstorm across the United Arab Emirates has disrupted air traffic at Dubai’s two airports, authorities in the emirate said on Thursday.
According to National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS), the sandstorm hard-hit Saudi, Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait on Wednesday and moved eastward on Thursday.
The patrols implemented the emergency plan for foggy conditions by controlling the flow of traffic to the location, and removed the damaged vehicles from the road.
On Sunday, fresh to strong winds blowing dust reduced visibility to less than 2km across the country, particularly over the open areas.
Strong winds cause dusty conditions across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, visibility affected.
In a statement on Friday, the centre urged motorists to reduce speed and leave adequate space between vehicles while driving.
In a statement, the centre urged the motorists to reduce speed and leave adequate space between vehicles on the roads. It has also warned of low horizontal visibility, especially in the open areas.
Light to moderate showers were witnessed in scattered places across the country, usty and hazy conditions will continue today.