In the United Arab Emirates, the government also recommended working from home as much as possible, reported WAM news agency. In the gulf state of Oman, police evacuated valleys hit by flooding and said they rescued more than 100 people.
In Iran, four people have died in floods in the northwest of the capital Tehran. Nine others were injured, reports news agency Irna, based on aid organization Red Crescent. Just last week, more than 20 people were killed in a thunderstorm in southern Iran.