Muscat: Eleven people, including two children,
have been killed in flash floods caused by heavy rains that
have hit Oman over the past three days, the Arabian Peninsula
state's police announced on Thursday.
"Eleven people died in several of the sultanate's
provinces when their vehicles were swept by heavy rains as
they drove through valleys," state news agency ONA quoted a
police statement as saying.
Four bodies, including those of a six-year-old and a
10-year-old, were found today.
One body was found yesterday while the remaining five were
recovered Tuesday, when the storm began.
The police issued a warning urging "maximum caution."
In June 2010, 16 people were killed when a Cyclone Phet
hit the Gulf state.
In 2007, Cyclone Gonu tore through Oman, killing at least
49 people and causing damage estimated at USD 3.9 billion.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, November 03, 2011, 22:53