 Heavy rains and flood that swept through the Gulf region on Tuesday have crippled cities in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The floods have also killed 18 people in Oman. As a result of the floods, the flights have been postponed in these countries. The situation is more critical in the city of Dubai, the UAE. The city has declared an orange danger level, as the authorities have urged residents to stay indoors unless there is an urgent need. As a result of heavy rains, strong winds and thunderstorms, several flights have been delayed and cancelled at the Dubai International Airport, the busiest in the world. Government agencies, as well as many private sector enterprises, have switched to remote work in Dubai due to floods. Schools were shut ahead of the storm in the Gulf City. Authorities sent tanker trucks to pump away the water in the streets and highways. The rain that started on Tuesday night is expected to continue through Wednesday, the UAE's National Center of Meteorology warned. There is so much of water here. This is a road which has turned into a river and this land cruiser is submerged. If you can see, the people were pulled down from the sunroof. They have tied it with a rope now. So there is no traffic movement here and that is why I think they have closed the Sheikh Zayed road. You can see the traffic stranded here. Here also because there is so much of water again there are no there is no movement here. So it's just at a standstill here. This is a road which has turned into this has turned into a river and this land cruiser is submerged. If you can see the people were pulled out from the sunroof. They have tied it with a rope now and so there is no traffic movement here and that is why I think they have closed the Sheikh Zayed road. So you can see the traffic stranded here. Here also because there is so much of water again there are no there is no movement here. So it's just at a standstill here.