MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has ordered the formation of a ministerial committee to assess the damages caused by Cyclone Shaheen with an aim of providing relief support to citizens.

His Majesty ordered to asses the damages on the properties including homes of citizens living in various governorates that took the brunt of the cyclone. His Majesty the Sultan directed the need to expedite the repair of the infrastructure that was damaged as a result of the storm, in addition to taking the necessary measures to speed up the restoration of other damaged services. The Ministerial committee will be headed by His Excellency Salim Al Habsi, Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Financial and Economic Committee in the Council of Ministers.

Cyclone Shaheen made landfall in Musannah and Suwaiq bringing torrential rains and flooding wadis in most part of the Sultanate and claiming eleven lives.