The Dubai government has announced the reopening of public parks and night beaches.

After heavy rains and strong winds lashed the Emirate on Sunday evening, Dubai Municipality temporarily closed the facilities.

The civic body responded to more than 100 emergency reports over the weekend as winds and rains uprooted trees and flooded roads.

Municipal workers responded to 85 reports of trees that fell in residential areas and on roads.

It had been reported earlier in the Khaleej Times that residents of gated communities in Dubai had seen extensive damage. Residents reported trees toppled in their neighbourhoods, and another said his garden had been damaged.