DAMAC Properties expressed its deep gratitude to the official authorities and government institutions for providing field support to it, to successfully deal with the exceptional weather conditions that Dubai and the United Arab Emirates witnessed in recent days, which enabled it to address all problems and avoid serious damage, whether material or human, and ensure Continuation of main services for all residents in its various residential communities and projects.
As a result of the proactive measures taken by the company in cooperation with its partners, stakeholders and contractors, including placing all work teams on high alert around the clock, DAMAC was able to successfully and highly efficiently manage this crisis, as the field work teams responded immediately to all reports they received. This is thanks to the direct coordination and full support of Dubai Police, the Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai Municipality, the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), and Civil Defence.
Working closely with these local authorities, DAMAC’s specialized teams worked exceptionally well to ensure the safety of residents, remove rain pools, clear streets of sand and return things to normal within just hours, in its flagship residential communities DAMAC Hills and DAMAC Hills 2, where No significant damage was recorded in this regard, with elevator services, internet, electricity, and water services continuing normally without any significant interruption.
Mohammed Al Tahaina, General Manager of Projects at DAMAC , who was personally present on the field and provided guidance and support to the work teams present in the DAMAC Hills community, said: “I am very proud of the work team at DAMAC , which included about 1,000 people from various departments, for their great dedication in dealing with this crisis.” The weather situation, as, thank God, we did not record any serious damage or major accidents in various locations, despite the severity of this storm, which the UAE has not witnessed in about 75 years. Big thanks also to the heroes of Dubai Police, the Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dubai Municipality, Civil Defense and other official bodies that provided us with all forms of field support and overcame all the obstacles and difficulties that we faced during the weather storm.”
He added: “The safety and security of all residents is a top priority for us, so I also thank the residents for their precious trust in us and their close cooperation with us to overcome these exceptional circumstances and return things to normal in our residential communities DAMAC Hills and DAMAC Hills 2, as well as within the various other affiliated residential projects.” For DAMAC Company.