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UAE flood: Six people dead
Six people died in the UAE amid the heavy rains and flooding that hit parts of the country on Wednesday, the Ministry of Interior said in a video statement.
The six deceased are of Asian nationality, while the search remains underway for another expat, the Director General of MOI Federal Central Operations Brigadier General Dr Ali Salem al-Tuniji said in the video.
The most affected cities include Sharjah, Fujairah, and Ras al-Khaimah where field teams are still carrying out evacuations, the spokesperson said.
He added that 80 percent of the individuals who were exposed to the floods have returned to their residences in the past two days.
A main road linking Fujairah and Khor Fakkan is undergoing work to be fully reopened, he concluded.
