{"id":2865,"date":"2026-03-24T09:40:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/?p=2865"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:40:55","slug":"uae-warns-of-stagnant-water-risks-after-heavy-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/2026\/03\/24\/uae-warns-of-stagnant-water-risks-after-heavy-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Warns of Stagnant Water Risks After Heavy Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai: Authorities in the UAE have warned residents about the risks associated with stagnant water following recent heavy rainfall, as the country enters a period of unstable spring weather.<\/p><p>Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Emirates Astronomical Society, said this seasonal phase, locally known as \u201cSarayat\u201d or \u201cMarawih,\u201d typically lasts from mid-March to early May. It is characterised by sudden weather changes, including thunderstorms, heavy rain, and rapidly forming clouds.<\/p><p>He explained that these weather systems can develop quickly, leading to intense rainfall and thunderclouds within short periods. The UAE may also be influenced by a regional cloud system extending from Africa across the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf, bringing rain along with thunder and lightning.<\/p><p>Reports indicate that the UAE and surrounding Gulf region have already begun experiencing the effects of an active low-pressure system, which has brought scattered clouds, rainfall, and occasional thunderstorms between March 21 and 27.<\/p><p>Authorities are urging the public to remain cautious, especially in areas where water may accumulate, as such conditions can pose safety and health risks.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai: Authorities in the UAE have warned residents about the risks associated with stagnant water following recent heavy rainfall, as the country enters a period of unstable spring weather. Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Emirates Astronomical Society, said this seasonal phase, locally known as \u201cSarayat\u201d or \u201cMarawih,\u201d typically lasts from mid-March to early May. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2865","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uae-en"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2865"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2867,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2865\/revisions\/2867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}