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Severe Low-Pressure System Brings Heavy Rain; UAE Issues Nationwide Weather and Travel Alerts Until 19 December
Heavy rain and thunderstorms hit the UAE on 14 December, prompting NCM orange alerts and traffic gridlock on major inter-emirate highways. Authorities say unstable weather will last until 19 December, and companies should build extra transit time into airport transfers and review outdoor-work safety plans.
Food- and Parcel-Delivery Platforms Pause Operations as Rain Batters UAE Roads
Talabat, Deliveroo and Careem temporarily halted deliveries in rain-soaked parts of Dubai and Sharjah on 14 December. The move underscores how weather events can disrupt essential services that expatriates and business travellers depend on, adding another variable for mobility planners.