Dubai: Tropical Typhoon Shaheen killed four people while slamming to Oman on Sunday with ferocious winds and heavy rain, flooding, encouraging evacuation from coastal areas and delaying flights to and from the capital.
When the typhoon approached, a child swept away by water was found dead, said the state news agency, and other missing people were also found dead.
Two Asian workers were killed when a hill collapsed in their residential areas in the industrial zone, the state news agency reported.
When his eyes crossed the ground, the typhoon brought the wind between 120 and 150 km per hour (75-93 mph), said the authorities Oman.
It vomits waves up to 10 meters (32 feet).
Video recordings from Oman’s broadcasters showed a vehicle submerged when people tried to make their way through muddy brown flood water.
Part of the Eyewall of the Storm, where the most severe weather occurs, has entered the South Batinah Governorate, said the state news agency.
Mata also enters musicians and Suwaiq.
Rain of up to 500 cm (20 inches) is expected in several regions, raising the risk of flash floods.
The cyclone continued to lose their power over land and Shaheen was revealed to a tropical storm after cleaning the ocean, said meteorological services on Twitter.
The National Emergency Committee said the power supply would be cut in Al-Qurm, east of the capital, to avoid accidents.
More than 2,700 people are installed in an emergency shelter.
Most of five million people export oil lives in and around Muscat.
Authorities say the streets in the capital will open only for vehicles on emergency work and humanity to storms.
A wooden ship sank at the Port of Sultan Qaboos and his crew saved, the Emergency Management National Committee said on Twitter.
Preventive measures in the UAE, Saudi Arabia in the United Arab Emirates, authorities said preventive measures were being taken.
The police moved to ensure security with patrols near the coast and valleys where heavy rain was expected.
Government employees and the private sector in the city of Al Ain on the border with Oman have been urged to work hard on Monday and the authorities asked residents to avoid leaving home except emergency, said the Abu Dhabi government media.
“The authorities work proactively all the time to evaluate housing units in the expected area affected and transport families to a safe location to be safe to return,” he said.
Saudi Arabian civil defense authorities called for caution in several regions from Monday to Friday with hopes of strong winds and possibly floods, the state news agency reported.
Shaheen’s cyclone hit Oman with a ferocious wind, killing four
