Cyclone Gonu, in fact classified as Super Cyclonic Storm Gonu, had its greatest impact in Muscat after dark on Wednesday. This also coincided with high tide in the Gulf of Oman near Muscat.
Some roads were badly damaged and behind my flat the water in one wadi (valley) seems to have reached 15 meters in height across a width of some 50 meters whereas the day before it was dry – a Super Flash Flood to match the Super Cyclonic designation of Gonu.
Since buildings in Oman are made with steel reinforced concrete most suffered little structural damage.
Power supplies were cut in Muscat during the night and restored, amazingly quickly, on Thursday morning.
Towns further down the coast (between Ras al Had and Muscat) seem to have been badly hit.
The authorities advance warnings must have saved many lives in a country unused to such an event – though the authorities report 12 people, unfortunatly, died
You must be logged in to post a comment.