The death toll from a cyclone that battered southern Oman and the Yemeni island of Socotra has reached 11, while eight sailors were still missing, authorities said. Cyclone Mekunu hit Oman’s Dhofar and Al-Wusta provinces on Friday after intensifying from a category one to a category two cyclone, with winds of up to 170 kilometres […]
Cyclone Mekunu
Cyclone Mekunu batters Oman, consumes one life
Cyclone Mekunu on Friday lashed southern Oman with high winds and rain, killing at least one person and wounding three a day after wreaking havoc on the Yemeni island of Socotra. Oman’s directorate general of meteorology said the centre of the cyclone struck west of Salalah, the second largest city in the Gulf state, late […]
One dead as Cyclone Mekunu hits southern Oman
SALALAH, Oman: Cyclone Mekunu on Friday lashed southern Oman with high winds and rain, killing at least one person and wounding three a day after wreaking havoc on the Yemeni island of Socotra. Oman´s directorate general of meteorology said the centre of the cyclone struck west of Salalah, the second largest city in the Gulf […]