MUSCAT: Muscat Municipality have begun a huge clean-up operation following heavy rainfall across the governorate on Tuesday.

In a statement issued the Municipality said it is making a great efforts to deal with the effects of the weather by cleaning the dusty roads and disposing waste and opening the paths for the accumulated water to flow.

“Muscat Municipality is making great efforts to treat the damage, open the affected roads, remove sand and waste, clean sites, suck up water bodies, spray insecticides, and move fallen trees in many parts of the city,” Municipality said in the statement.

Heavy rainfall lashes across Oman including Muscat on Tuesday and brought life to a standstill. Several people had to be rescued on Tuesday from flash floods after torrential rain and thunderstorms.