TWO Towie stars were left stranded in Dubai as the city experienced the worst rainfall in 75 years.
The United Arab Emirates city was thrown into chaos as torrential downpours left roads severely flooded and shopping malls and metro stations swamped.
And former The Only Way is Essex stars Joey Essex and James Argent found themselves caught up in the freak weather and unable to get back to their accommodation.
Sharing clips of the roads left underwater, Joey, 33, told fans: “Decided to hitchhike after hours of trying to get home.”
After posting another video of him running barefoot through ankle-deep water, he added: “After hours of looking for a taxi we have decided to take the next step… operation survival.”
It appeared Joey and Arg, 36, were left with no choice but to walk home through the flooded streets.
Fellow former Towie star Chloe Brockett is currently in Dubai with boyfriend Jack Fincham and she shared a clip from her £700-a-night hotel room showing the storm raging.
Chloe, 23, also revealed the extreme weather meant she was unable to meet up with Kelsey Stratford, who was axed from the ITVBe show in 2021.
The Sun revealed last year that Joey was swapping Essex for Dubai after a break-in at his UK home.
A source told The Sun: “Joey has started house-hunting in Dubai. He is planning to buy a base out there so he can jet off whenever he likes.
“Joey will be splitting his time between his home in Essex and his new place in Dubai.
“He loves the lifestyle out there and feels completely safe.”
We revealed in January last year how Joey was “horrified and shaken” when raiders ransacked his £3million pad while he was out with friends.”
