The group additionally panicked when the storm acquired dangerous.
“At one level, lightning hit fairly shut or perhaps it was so vivid, I don’t know. It gave us a shock. We panicked when our automotive entered excessive ranges of water, we may hear the sound of water going ‘bloop bloop bloop’ and really feel the waves pushing the automotive,” she mentioned.
Their automotive began to maneuver alongside to the tide of the water, and so they have been apprehensive they might hit different automobiles. “We noticed a biker fall due to this,” added Kim, who was really shaken at that second.
“The worst feeling was (understanding) there’s nothing we will do to assist anybody,” she mentioned.
Kim informed us that one in every of her mates had been caught within the airport for over 30 hours whereas ready for a flight again to Bangkok.
“We acquired information from the airways, however the airport nonetheless has to settle passengers from the previous two days. It will likely be (robust) as a number of the roads should not mounted but. I believe Dubai is simply not geared up for heavy, heavy rainfall,” mentioned Kim, who’s now staying on the Armani lodge in Burj Khalifa.
She revealed that the lodge can be “all moist” on the within, and even her room on the sixth ground was not spared.
“Aside from that, Dubai is mostly a good place lah. No selection, simply a type of issues. It’s what it’s. I am simply completely satisfied everyone seems to be secure and okay.”
Kim is planning on flying residence quickly, however continues to be uncertain when that can occur: “Let’s see when it’s much less chaotic within the airport.”
This story was initially published in 8days.