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A crypto influencer is among the thousands of people stranded in Dubai amid the flood 'apocalypse' that brought 18 months worth of rainfall in just a single day.
In a video posted to his X page on Tuesday, Miami-native Jordan Welch, 26, showed that the the Rolls Royce he was traveling in the Emirate flooded with rainwater.
'We're stuck in the middle of the road in Dubai,' Welch wrote. Just like all my friends in crypto... today I am underwater,' he posted in a follow-up.
He is among the thousands of tourists to the region who have become stuck due to the bizarre weather system.
Controversial American broadcaster Tucker Carlson was also in Dubai this week to interview Telegram CEO Pavel Dubrov while a crypto conference was also in town, a source confirmed to MailOnline that the former Fox News host left before the storm.
Another video showing Welch hanging out of the window of the Rolls Royce, laughing and gesturing in solidarity with workers on the roads with Eminem's 2000 ballad Stan playing in the background.
A previous video showed Welch enjoying a typical Dubai vacation, driving supercars, in a helicopter and at a night club.
Welch posts millions of followers across his TikTok, Instagram and YouTube page. It's been reported that his net worth is in the region of $4 million. A college dropout, Welch made his money through an e-commerce business on Shopify.
Entrepreneur and influencer Jordan Welch is among the thousands of people stranded in Dubai thanks to epic flooding in the region
Welch, a native of South Florida, had been in the Emirate for the past week on vacation
Welch, 26, disclosed that the Rolls Royce that he was traveling became stuck in the water on Monday
This week saw Dubai endure 18 months worth of rain over a single day
'The problem with many aspiring entrepreneurs is they are ready to quit after their first failed business,' Welch said in 2018. 'What they don't realize is that their failure was a learning experience which will only help them further the next time around.'
That same year, Welch started a software company named Viral Vault which aims to help other aspiring entrepreneurs to set up their own businesses.
On social, Welch illustrates his other ventures into cryptocurrency, NFTs and investments.
MailOnline has reached out to Welch for further comment.
One couple, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to speak freely in a country with strict laws that criminalize critical speech, called the situation at the airport 'absolute carnage.'
'You cannot get a taxi. There's people sleeping in the Metro station. There's people sleeping in the airport,' the man said Wednesday.
They ended up getting a taxi to near their home some 30 kilometers (18 miles) away, but floodwater on the road stopped them. A bystander helped them over a highway barrier with their carry-on luggage, they said.
State-run WAM news agency called the rain Tuesday 'a historic weather event' that surpassed 'anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949.'
Indoor spaces, not prepared for the flooding, were also seen soaked through with water
A view of the street after heavy rainfall as adverse weather conditions affect daily life in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on April 15, 2024
That's before the discovery of crude oil
