A Nepali national died in the flash floods in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

According to the Nepali Embassy in Abu Dhabi, the deceased has been identified as Mohan Pun of Bharatpur.

He was caught in the flood near a bridge between the Emirati cities of Sharjah and Ajman, the embassy said.

The UAE has been grappling with the aftermath of a record-breaking storm this week that brought much of the country to a standstill.

The storm, which hit neighbouring Oman on Sunday, pounded the UAE on Tuesday, flooding roads and causing hours-long gridlock as rainwater inundated homes. One person was reported dead in the UAE and 20 in Oman.

Flooding trapped residents in traffic, offices and homes as the UAE recorded its heaviest rains in the 75 years that records have been kept, authorities said.