Cat rescued from Dubai floods after torrential rain brings chaos to UAE

Dubai has been brought to a standstill overnight after the United Arab Emirates was hit by over 14cm of rain in a day – as much as the country expects in a year-and-a-half.

The rainfall has been described as a “historic” weather event, far exceeding any record held since 1949, when they began.

Schools and workplaces across the country have been closed and dramatic pictures show cars and buses completely submerged.

The flooding has brought flights to a sudden halt, with thousands of passengers stranded as the heavy rainfall prevented planes from taking off.

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[tabiTalks]

Well done that cat for clinging on to the door handle and ❤️ to the rescuer

[nangma]

Thank you sir for your kindness and empathy for defenceless animals. ❤

[CorinneDunbar-lsej]

Huge thank you to this kind man. Hope the cat is being cared for now.😢

[stevendimmock]

Thank you to that man and his team. So often we forget about how our actions effect other animals. Thank you for getting him or her safe.

[wctrqn]

V heartwarming. This is what the world needs… more kind souls.
Poor kitty! So glad it got rescued.

[MishaVlogz]

Beautiful thank you for saving the cat❤❤❤❤

[LucyKelly-ofcu]

Thank you for saving the cat! Poor cat!

[JuneJarka]

Thank you so much for rescuing the cat. You are very kind.

[christinebuckingham]

Thanks for saving that poor cat - I wonder if the cat was crying for her kittens? 😿💔

[irinab]

❤ thanks for helping that kitty🙌🙌🙌 sending love and prayers from Texas 🇺🇸

[williamriley]

That cat is now officially down to 8 lives.

[francesb]

It melted my heart when I saw the rescue. Well done to that man .

[deusvlad.]

Cat is just chillin wondering why the F are they messing with the clouds.

[shinelama]

god bless you sir ❤for helping poor kitty ❤

[elenacorinne]

“No, I’m okay. I’ve got my door. No! You don’t have to…Okay, dude. You win. What is this thing?”

[jAITtROtULL]

At first it seemed as if the kitty wanted to stay clinging to the door knob but after the man put it in the raft (not sure what it’s called) he thought:
“okay, this works too!”

Thank you nice man for saving the cat.

[hadorstapa]

The phrasing of this headline is delightfully ambiguous, especially if you kmow how much cats love chaos.

[biggbilla]

Thankyou ❤ brother you helping animals my heart like😇

[Gopher]

I choose to read that as it’s the cat causing chaos in Dubai!

[SurprisedAardvark-wkeo]

Ya Allah you are the greatest king of universe