Dubai Police said on Wednesday that its command and control centre received a total of 15,263 phone calls during the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

Major General Ahmed Abdul Rahman Aqeel, acting director of the centre at Dubai Police Operations Department said 1,346 traffic accidents were reported during the holiday period, without giving further details.

Major Ali Abdullah Al Qassaybi Al Naqbi, head of the Marine Rescue Department at Dubai Police General Department of Transport and Rescue, said that no drowning or marine accidents were reported during Eid despite "heavy movement" at the emirate's main beaches, especially in Burj Al Arab, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Stadium, Jumeirah II, Al Mamzar, Dubai Creek and the canal.