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A drone has hit a luxury skyscraper crammed with homes in Dubai as Iran launches more strikes across the Middle East.
A hearth spread throughout the constructing in Dubai Creek Harbor within the United Arab Emirates after the missile was intercepted.
Footage shows flames towards the apartment block, with all residents evacuated.
No injuries have been reported.
The UAE Ministry of Defence said: ‘UAE air defences are currently responding to missile and drone threats launched from Iran.’
The skyscraper incorporates luxury homes in addition to hotel facilities.
Missiles have rained down on the town since Iran has launched retaliatory strikes across the Middle East because the US and Israel bombed Tehran in Operation Epc Fury.
4 people – two Ghanaian nationals, one Bangladeshi national and one Indian citizen – were injured near Dubai’s airport yesterday in a strike.
On Saturday, all flights out and in of Dubai were grounded, with considered one of the most important airlines Emirates confirming they should prioritise the protection of their staff.
Dubai International Airport often records around 95 million passengers annually. Compared, Heathrow, the UK’s biggest airport, handles around 84 million passengers annually.
Brits are actually scrmabling to go away the town, as authorities clamp down on people videoing the strikes.
A 60-year-old British man was arrested for filming strikes, but it surely is against the law to share material ‘that causes public panic or harms public order’.
The navy is readying evacuation warships to be deployed to assist stranded British tourists and expats in Dubai.
The RFA Lyme Bay is being placed on ‘heightened readiness’ to be sent to the eastern Mediterranean to assist Brits stuck within the Middle East.
The Ministry of Defence said: ‘As a part of prudent planning, we’ve taken the choice to bring RFA Lyme Bay to heightened readiness as a precaution, should she be needed to help in maritime tasks within the eastern Mediterranean.’
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