Probe continues into Dubai flooding drama

FLOODING DRAMA: Officials block the road as services tend to the incident.

Investigations were continuing on Tuesday to find the people responsible for a major flooding incident in Dubai that caused traffic chaos for hours.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai Police and Dubai Municipality, joined forces in a bid to control the flooding that took place on Emirates Road, near Silicon Oasis on Monday morning.

Engineer Hussain Al-Banna, head of the RTA Emergency Team, said they arrived at the scene to find huge water bogs were accumulating on the road.

“The team, in collaboration with Dubai Police, immediately closed Al Qusais-bound stream of the road and diverted traffic to Al Ain Road, University City Road and Dubai Bypass Road.

"Such action aimed to curb the effects of the incident, maintain the safety of road users, and open up a corridor for tanker trucks to instantly access the venue and suck the bog.

He said that, to date, the organisation responsible for the accident has not been identified but investigations were continuing to track them down and deal with them.

"Contractors and other companies are invited to exercise caution, and comply with work disciplines in carrying out projects to avoid similar accidents.

"Such incidents involve huge financial losses, and may involve human losses, as well as wasting of time and effort. It is vitally important to keep preventative measures in place as RTA will not be lenient in taking appropriate measures against offenders” said Al Banna.

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