The airport of Abu Dhabi was devastated by a heavy storm on March 9, 2016.
Roofs collapsed, small planes scattered, and debris smashed into terminal doors as Abu Dhabi got hit with 130kmph winds, 110mm rainfall, and hailstorm. Apocalyptical!
The severe weather conditions forced the airport to suspend all flights and cancel the UAE Air Expo 2016.
Planes are flying on the ground:
بعد إيقاف الرحلات
من مطار أبو ظبي في #الإمارات
هذه مشاهد من الأجواءوالأوضاع هناك حيث تحطم الطائرات ودخولها في بعضها pic.twitter.com/vZH1k0nLEJ— نزيه الحيزان (@nazeeh_alhaizan) March 9, 2016
Airport staff and passengers looked on as wind and rain battered the airport.
There was nothing to do, winds, rain and hail were too strong.
damages at Abu Dhabi airport due to heavy rains pic.twitter.com/2SEmTwGqC9
— Khalid Khan™ (@khalidkhan787) March 9, 2016
In one video, a large piece of debris smashed into a set of glass doors, smashing on bystanders.
وهنا مشهد أخر من داخل صالة مطار #ابو_ظبي في #الإمارات pic.twitter.com/WPkyQLaSIr
— نزيه الحيزان (@nazeeh_alhaizan) March 9, 2016
Look at the wind… It’s insane:
ابوظبي الله يسترفديو١ pic.twitter.com/Yp4FPEczKZ
— ☟تٌَحَـتْ☟آٍمرمليكنآ (@pm750pn) March 9, 2016
Sure with all the money they have, they could build something more stabil:
Though the worst appears to be over, the bad weather is predicted to continue over the next few days.
Here a last video compilation:
Flights schedules are expected to resume to normal.