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Cyclone Mekunu struck Oman at peak intensity, [3] bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall. Over a four-day period, the cyclone dropped 617 mm (24.3 in) in Salalah, which is five times the average annual rainfall. During a 24-hour period, the storm dropped 278 mm (10.9 in) of rainfall.
The floods had a significant impact across the region, with Oman and the United Arab Emirates being particularly affected, [2] resulting in the deaths of at least 46 people, including 20 in Oman, [3] and 18 in Iran. [4] Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar, and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia also experienced heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding.
In Oman, the storm dropped heavy rainfall and produced strong wind gusts, which temporarily stopped oil production. [15] Phet damaged roads and power lines, [84] and washed away hundreds of cars. Damage was estimated at 300 million rials (US$780 million), [14] and there were 24 deaths in the country. [15]
Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Oman on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, killing at least 17 people as rescuers searched for survivors, authorities said Monday. In one incident ...
A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes. At least 20 people ...
Heavy rains battered parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, appearing to flood the tarmac at the Dubai International Airport. ... In neighboring Oman, storms and heavy rain in recent days killed 10 ...
Tej struck Oman's Dhofar Governorate, with the National Multi-Hazards Early Warning Centre indicating an intensification of the cyclone. Expect heavy to very heavy rainfall (100–300 mm), leading to flooding in valleys and high waves (6–12 meters) on the Arabian Sea coast. The cyclone featured wind speeds around its centre of 95-110 knots.
Intense rain in the Middle East from late Sunday through Tuesday caused extensive flooding in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, where at least 20 people were killed by the floodwaters. The death ...