Real Housewife Caroline Stanbury is slammed as 'insensitive' and 'entitled' after she pokes fun at chaotic Dubai flooding with fake underwater video of her home: 'Read the room!'

Real Housewives Of Dubai star Caroline Stanbury has sparked backlash for poking fun at the chaotic flooding in the desert nation, after the country fell victim to the heaviest rain ever recorded.

More than 140 mm of rain soaked Dubai on Tuesday, almost as much as what falls there in a year-and-a-half, causing flooding to roads and people's homes.

The reality star, 47, took to her Instagram to share a video with her husband Sergio Carrallo, making light of the situation with a filter that made it look like the couple's house was filled with water.

The clip began with Caroline opening the door to her home while laden down with a slew of shopping bags and discovering the 'flood'.

She moans: 'Oh my god, this is hell' as she and Sergio, 29, both pretend to dive under the water to rescue their pet dogs.

Caroline then pretends to refill her glass by dipping it in the water, while Sergio fakes diving down to get kitchen implements while cooking.

The video, set to B. J. Thomas' 1969 track Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head, was captioned: 'When it Rains it Pours #dubai #dubairain #flood'.

However, many of her followers were less than impressed by Caroline trivializing the heavy storm's effects, as many people's homea have been damaged by the rain, while others have been stranded.

They accused her of 'showing her privilege' with the tone deaf video, and took to the comments to say they were unfollowing the star.

They wrote: 'Read the room! There's people that have their properties damaged severely.. Their cars written off.. Because of the rain... But I guess clout chasing is more important for u lot..; Cant believe this. There are people who really got affected for gods sake.'

'You do realize it’s flooding in Saudi rt now and people are actually in danger?; This was just so sad to see. You guys were lucky enough to not be hurt (as was I!) and instead of being sensitive to those that are hurting, you’ve made a joke about it. it’s true; money doesn’t mean taste.'

'Pretty bad taste when this is actually happening to peoples homes; This is the epitome of entitlement. Shame on you for making fun of a horribly dangerous situation! I’ve had enough, unfollowing!; Mam, mam, mam ... excuse me but your privilege is showing. And it's not cute.'

'This is not funny. There are people whose house ACTUALLY look like this, they're in distress and possibly financial ruin because of it. People have died drowning and you're here making a joke about being under water. People have died getting electrocuted and you're making a joke with an electric stove. There are people who didn’t have access to drinking water because they were stuck somewhere. Animals have suffered and died but we are glad your pets are fine. Such an insensitive thing to post.'

Caroline also took to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday to lament that the rain had forced her to cancel a 15-person BBQ she had planned.

She and Sergio filmed themselves going to get supplies from Waitrose in a pink golf buggy, as they showed the aftermath of the floods.

Panning to show a block of flats, she said: 'It's crazy back here, some of the roof has fallen down - I've never been so happy that I don't live in an apartment.'

Dubai travel authorities have urged travellers to stay away from the airport after the United Arab Emirates was battered by more than a year and a half's worth of rain in just a few hours.

The desert city-state suffered horrendous floods which swamped the airport and many of the surrounding roads, forcing dozens of flights to be cancelled as travellers crammed into the concourse to shelter from the torrential downpour.

Shocking videos shared on social media showed how cars were filled with water, forcing hundreds of motorists to abandon their vehicles and swim to safety. 

Some cars were completely submerged, with the top of their roofs barely breaking the water's surface.

Some wealthy drivers in luxury cars bragged of 'floating' their way through the carnage  - but most saw their vehicles stall as they became stuck in the deluge.

Rainwater also poured into homes, pushing people out of their houses and into the streets to seek shelter in higher structures.

Meanwhile, footage from inside the airport - the world's busiest for international travel - showed passengers sleeping on the floor as others were turned away from the terminal.

Standing water lapped on taxiways as aircraft came in to land, forcing operators to completely close the airport for almost an hour yesterday. The facility quickly reopened but the schedule has descended into chaos with dozens more flights disrupted.

The rains began late on Monday, soaking the sands and roadways of Dubai with some 0.79 inches of rain, according to meteorological data collected at Dubai International Airport.

The storms intensified at around 9am local time on Tuesday and continued throughout the day, dumping more rain and hail onto the overwhelmed city.

By the end of Tuesday, more than 5.59 inches of rainfall had soaked Dubai over 24 hours.

An average year sees 3.73 inches of rain at Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel and a hub for the long-haul carrier Emirates.

A clean up operation appeared to be underway early this morning, with authorities deploying tanker trucks out into the streets and highways to pump.