According to Wu, DL News reported that due to the record-breaking heavy rains that flooded Dubai, taxis were stranded and planes were grounded, disrupting the travel plans of Token 2049 participants and throwing them into chaos. io net CMO Garrison Yang said that given the density of crypto people in flooded Dubai, many people came together to help each other, and multiple groups like alfaDAO took the initiative to rescue stranded and trapped people.
Michelle Kang, marketing director at Somnia, said she and two other attendees paid more than $350 to get from the airport to Dubai's Palm Island, which normally takes only 45 minutes and $55. The bad weather also caused many flights to be grounded or rerouted to neighboring Oman and Saudi Arabia.
