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Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm lash Al Ain and nearby areas
Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm hit Al Ain and its surrounding areas on Wednesday afternoon.
- By Aftab Kazmi, Bureau Chief
- Published: 17:33 July 30, 2008
- Rains lashed Al Ain and surrounding areas on Wednesday.
- Image Credit: Aftab Kazmi/Gulf News
Al Ain: Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm hit Al Ain and its surrounding areas on Wednesday afternoon.
Trees, road signs and signboards fell due to the strong winds that hit Al Ain before the rain started.
The rain started at 4:45pm and continued till 5:10pm.
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