Which Dubai neighborhoods had reports of a bad smell in September 2026, and was the cause known?

On September 11, a resident reported that she had not noticed this smell during the conflict in March or afterward; in her experience, it had only appeared recently.

Messages dated September 10–11 mentioned an unpleasant smell in Dubai Hills, JVC, Dubai Marina, JBR, Palm Jumeirah and City Walk. An eyewitness in JBR described it as a combination of gas and garlic odors.

A September 10 message reported that the authorities had acknowledged the problem and said they were addressing it, without explaining the cause of the smell.