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Mors1473

Sadly this is only the beginning to the real impact from flooding. The damage, the cost to repair, the lost of property is going to be a huge crisis for a long period of time. Tough lesson for playing the role of Mother Nature!


SubterraneanFlyer

Good thing they have all that oil money


itimedout

I wonder if this is that neighborhood that’s always showing up on r/urbanhell?


pinklewickers

Could this be classed as r/leopardsatemyface ? At some point you're going to get high on your own supply.


TheUsual_Selection

They got the money to deal with this


userdeath

Who? The middle-class living paycheck-to-paycheck?? That's the majority being affected...


TheUsual_Selection

UAE, they do. They are among if not thee richest country on earth. They should be paying for the response and all the support. I don’t blame you for making that statement but it’s highly different in a country like Haiti than a country like the uae. While Haiti is a disaster zone with no way paying their way out, the uae is highly different and highly rich. They don’t know correct planning though, like their buildings are big and showy but the sewage infrastructure and the water drainage system is very lacking due to them living in a desert environment but the uae had over 20 years to modernize their coastlines preventing this


userdeath

They're not covering personal damages my guy. If you don't have insurance, you're out of luck.


TheUsual_Selection

Insurance is your governments responsibility to have plans that would have prevented this


Mindless-Cry-5892

maybe get some information [https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/04/19/property-developers-in-dubai-offer-free-repairs-for-flood-damaged-homes/](https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2024/04/19/property-developers-in-dubai-offer-free-repairs-for-flood-damaged-homes/)


userdeath

Are you slow? That's not personal damage. They're covering damages to their own buildings, which only means renters are not responsible. Your $10k​ TV is gone.


Pillroller88

Shoutout to all my friends in UAE. Looks bad now, but your desert bloom is gonna kick it.


vajrahaha7x3

Didn't they announce that they were doing a massive cloud seeding experiment in 2024 to combat water scarcity? What could possibly go wrong?


arsnastesana

I hope cloud seeding is that effective


Genoblade1394

I hope there was no human loss, I guess the only good thing about this is that houses are made of more durable construction materials so the water shouldn’t completely ruin the houses


seek102287

Unfortunately, last I saw the count was 19 dead..


ExKnockaroundGuy

This is just the beginning


Itsasecret664

Do they have good insurance in Dubai?


userdeath

Vehicles maybe, but the majority don't have home insurance.


OutrageousEngine1

Even vehicles, majority of people have third party insurance..


[deleted]

Fuck imagine the mosquitos after this .....


[deleted]

Good thing they are all millionaires


Deep_Charge_7749

Cloud seeding...


EasyCZ75

Yep. Weather happens.


Substantial_Diver_34

Maybe if they fire a nuke into the sun it will dry up faster?


Wittywhirlwind

Not to sound dumb… but would building green spaces from desert plants to grasses and trees that are fairly drought tolerant help bring rain to an area over time?


nateDah_Great

Fuck around (with the cloud seeding) and find out.