6 injured as strong winds snap leashes on parachutes
Heavy rains lash Fujairah, Khor Fakkan and East Coast
Heavy rains lashed parts of the UAE yesterday, with six men being injured after high winds sent them crashing down from their parachutes in Khor Fakkan.
Sharjah Police said the six Asian men sustained injuries when the ropes of their parachutes snapped and fell in separate places. Police and ambulance teams rushed to the accident sites and transferred them to Khor Fakkan Hospital for treatment.
Rainfall averaged between moderate and heavy in Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Khor Fakkan and other areas on the East Coast.
Warning till Tuesday
High winds accompanied the rain and temperatures were lower than normal while the sky remained overcast.
An official from the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said the rains were not related to the Maha cyclone. It had earlier warned residents against venturing into the wadis from yesterday to Tuesday due to a threat of flash floods caused by intense rainfall.
Meanwhile, Cyclone Maha made landfall in Musandam province in Oman causing heavy rains.
ix men were taken to the Khor Fakkan Hospital after the rope of their parachutes snapped due to high winds in Khor Fakkan yesterday.
Sharjah Police said the men sustained injuries when they came crashing down in separate places after the rope of their parachutes snapped.
Rainfall averaged between moderate and heavy in Fujairah, Khor Fakkan and areas on the East Coast yesterday.
High winds accompanied the rain and temperatures were significantly lower than normal while the sky remained overcast.
Police urged residents of the areas to avoid the seas and take precautions for their safety.
Sharjah and Fujairah police urged drivers to be careful and not to take photographs while driving due to heavy rains.
Not related to Maha
Meanwhile, an official from the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) told Gulf News that the rains were not related to the Maha cyclone. He said the NCM had earlier announced that the cyclone would not impact the UAE.
Earlier in the week, NCM had warned residents against venturing into the wadis from Saturday to Tuesday due to a threat of flash floods caused by intense rainfall.
“An extension of surface low pressure will lead to a flow of moist warm air mass from the south, accompanied with an upper trough of low pressure from the north, leading to the formation of convective rain over scattered areas,” NCM had said in a statement, adding, it would lead to intense rain, thunder and lightning, resulting in floods, poor horizontal visibility due to sand and dust and rough sea conditions.
Water sports enthusiasts and drivers had also been duly cautioned.