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Cyclone Shaheen: Search continues for 9 missing people in Oman

A total of of 11 people died during Cyclone Shaheen.

TAS News Service

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

MUSCAT: Search operations are in full-swing to find nine people who went missing during Cyclone Shaeen, the National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) said on Tuesday.

NCEM has confirmed that 11 people died in the country in the last three days as Cyclone Shaheen packing strong winds and rains has barreled into coast areas leaving thousands of people to shelters.

“Rescue teams responded until noon today to 231 communications, during which they managed to rescue 654 people in different locations. Of them, 57 persons were detained in valleys, 66 persons were detained in their vehicles, and 91 persons were detained in their homes,” NCEM added.

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