Incredible images as thunder and lightning storm hits UAE

Rain lashed UAE on Friday night with unstable weather set to continue until Saturday

Last updated: April 04, 2014 | 11:54

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Dubai: Rain, coupled with thunderbolt and lightning, lashed the UAE overnight on Thursday as forecasters predict the country will continue to experience a weekend with unstable weather.

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Residents welcomed the scattered rains late on Thursday night and early on Friday, which caused flooding in certain low-lying areas.

Forecasters from the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) predict that the unstable weather will continue to bring dusty, cloudy and hazy conditions over the UAE till Saturday.

Police urged drivers to be cautious in low visibility and during rain.
Weekend campers are also advised to skip wadis to avoid being washed away by flash floods.
The clouds, though scattered in some areas, are expected to recede gradually from Saturday, according to NCMS.

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Faraz Ghori took this magnificent shot of lighning from his Tecom resident balcony in Dubai early morning on Friday.

A mum and her daughter walk past as workers drain rainwater from a Dubai Marina pavement overnight on Thursday

People wait for the rain to stop outside a Dubai Marina shop.

Thunder,lightning and rain in the UAE in the early hours of Friday, April 4.

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