Sunday, December 13, 2009 DUBAI: Rain and thunderstorms are expected to hit nation and the current unsettled weather pattern will continueThe UAE has received season’s heaviest rainfall today which was particularly higher in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.Rain and thunderstorms are expected to hit nation and the current unsettled weather pattern will continue.The weather bureau has recorded more than 60 millimetres of rain in Al Foa, a suburban town in Al Ain, 24.4 millimetres over Jebel Hafeat, and 20 millimetres at Al Ain International Airport. Abu Dhabi has received 33.1 millimetres of rain until this morning and Dubai has also received intermittent rain.Rain water has inundated different areas, including streets, roundabouts, and markets in Al Ain city, forcing people to stay in-door. Attendance in school and office was also affected as the city was receiving heavy down power at around 7am.According to National Centre of Meteorology (NCMS), conditions will continue to be cloudy in most areas in the country, particularly in coastal areas, mountains, and islands in the Arabian Gulf. An official at Dubai Met Office said the rain and thunderstorms would continue throughout the day.The sea is also rough and vehicular traffic on roads is also affected. A big traffic jam was reported by a commuter on Al Ain-Abu Dhabi Road near Bani Yas, a town outside Abu Dhabi city. “We have been stuck for more than an hour,” said Sarkar Haider, a motorists.The maximum temperature is expected to be 24 degree Celsius and minimum will be 19 degree Celsius in Dubai and most of the other parts of the emirates.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in
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