Waves rushed through the streets of Saudi Arabia this week scooping up cars and sweeping them away as floodwaters raged.
In apocalyptic footage shared online, chest-high murky water smashed through a neighbourhood reportedly in the port city of Jeddah.
Some cars hold their ground while others can be seen being lifted and ferried along the narrow street.
The rains have brought the entire city to a standstill with all schools - public, private and international - being closed due to the stormy weather, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
Torrential rains - which have caused a number of fatalities - have been recorded across the Middle East and South Asia in recent weeks and months.
Flash floods struck the nearby UAE yesterday, with some residents forced to abandon their cars as officials issued storm warnings in an attempt to keep the dicey streets safe.
UAE residents were urged to take care as thunder and lightning continued in some parts of the emirate today.
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority wrote: "Ensure public safety in rainy weather by driving carefully & not exceeding the speed limit. Adhere to traffic lights at all times & don’t accelerate fast when they turn green to ensure vehicle stability. #YourSafetyOurPriority."
The risky floods even prompted condolences from world leaders, with Egypt's Foreign Ministry wishing sympathy to the UAE, as well as Iran and Pakistan - two countries where lives were also lost to flooding.
In Iran, the death toll has risen to at least 80 people with another 30 reported missing, ArabNews reported.
Meanwhile, in Pakistan, 19 have died just in the past 48 hours due to heavy rains.
Yesterday, even Britain was warned of heavy rain and flooding - along with temperatures dropping to -4C in Scotland.
It has been a wet month and with the showers continuing it means that there is a continued danger of flooding around much of the country.
Shoreham in southern England and Inverbervie in Scotland have provisionally had their wettest Novembers on record with 176.4mm and 133mm, respectively, so far.
The Met Office has yellow warnings for rain and wind for the start of Wednesday affecting Northern Ireland and the south west of England.
In Northern Ireland the rain warning runs until 10am with the risk of flooding and disruption to travel. Similarly for the south west of England there is the potential of travel problems caused by wind and rain with the warning in place until 8am.
The Environment Agency in England has three flood warnings in place for the Midlands as well as 88 alerts across the country.
There is also a flood warning and two alerts for north east Scotland and three alerts for central Wales.
It will be a cold start to Wednesday with temperatures possibly dropping to -4C in Scotland.
