Video: The Burj Khalifa Was Struck By Lightening Last Evenin

by Vaishnavi Venkataraman
Video: The Burj Khalifa Was Struck By Lightening Last Evenin

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The Burj Khalifa was struck with lightning and HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid AL Maktoum shared a video which has now gone viral.

What’s It?

Dubai has been enjoying great weather for the last few weeks and Saturday afternoon turned out to be a show stopper of sorts! Dark clouds, heavy rain and lightning struck the city on Saturday evening, letting residents enjoy an extended winter.

Many took to Twitter to share some mind blowing shots of the city drenched in rain. HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid AL Maktoum shared a video of the Burj Khalifa struck with lightning and the footage has gone viral.

Meanwhile, here are a few more Twitter reactions to last evening’s thunderous downpour: