The Arabian desert is covered with rivers. Floods in Oman continues.
Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms in North Al Batinah
resulted in severe damage as trees fell, parts of houses
collapsed, valleys flooded and vehicles were damaged.
Many properties of residents, citizens and fishermen were
damaged in the storm. The rainfall began at around 7.
0 PM local time on Tuesday evening across wilayats
in North Al Batinah and was accompanied by hailstones
and strong winds. Sea waves also rose in height according
to Oman Meteorology. Northern parts of the governorate,
including Shinas, Liwa, Sohar and Saham witnessed
the maximum rainfall leading to some valleys in Sohar overflowing.
These are the Wadi Al Jizzi in al Sagha, Wadi
Falaj Al Qaba’ail and Wadi Sahban as well as the Wadi
al Mahmoum in the wilayat of Saham. Public and private
properties were damaged, as uprooted trees fell on vehicles
and house walls, leading to their collapse.
Buildings currently under construction as well as the
Al Maha petroleum station in Saham were also damaged due
to strong winds. Several areas faced power cuts
as electricity poles were damaged. Rescue teams of
the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority in North
Al Batinah Governorate were also able to rescue workers
who were trapped by falling debris at construction sites.
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