Old Clip of Waterlogged Dubai Airport Viral as Recent Visual of Delhi Airport

This is an old clip depicting the Dubai airport and not one related to the ongoing monsoons in Delhi.

Fact-Check: Old Clip from Dubai airport viral as one from Delhi.

(Source: The Quint) 

As the National Capital witnesses heavy rains, a video is circulating on social media showing an area submerged in water, which has gone viral as recent visuals of the Delhi airport runway.

In the clip, the airport's runway appears to be flooded, and aeroplanes can be seen moving through the water.

Those sharing wrote that the Delhi airport had become a 'sea.'

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: Facebook) 

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false. This video shows a flooded Dubai airport from April 2024.

What we found: At first, we divided the video into multiple screenshots and ran a Google reverse image search on some of them.

• We were led to a report by India Today featuring the same viral clip from April 2024. It noted that aeroplanes navigated a flooded runway in the Dubai airport.

• Similarly, it also showed us the same clip uploaded by Saudi Arabian channel, Al-Arabiya from April 2024 which also noted that the clip was from Dubai.

• Social media posts from April 2024 also noted that Dubai airport's runway was flooded during the heavy rains in the city. You can see some of them here and here.

• Severe flooding at Dubai International Airport created “very challenging conditions,” forcing authorities to cancel around 300 flights and delay hundreds more.

• Passengers were urged to avoid the airport unless they had confirmed flight information, particularly at Terminal 1, as many areas remained inundated.

• Emirates, the flagship carrier based in Dubai, suspended check-ins for departing passengers, adding to the travel disruption at one of the world’s busiest air hubs.

• Travellers had been advised to monitor airline updates closely, while emergency services continued working to manage the flooding and mitigate its impact on infrastructure and transport, reported the BBC on 18 April 2024.

• As per Reuters, the rains were the most intense in the nation's 75-year history, impacting life across the United Arab Emirates.

Conclusion: An old clip showing Dubai airport's runway submerged in water viral as one from Delhi airport.

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