Oman flooding - in pictures

  • Heavy rain and flash flooding has battered Oman this week.
    Heavy rain and flash flooding has battered Oman this week.
  • Emergency workers rescued more than 30 families from their homes after flooding in the eastern coastal city of Sur.
    Emergency workers rescued more than 30 families from their homes after flooding in the eastern coastal city of Sur.
  • Field teams from the Special Mission Units and the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority are combing the valleys and watersheds in South Al Sharqiyah Governorate in search of three missing people.
    Field teams from the Special Mission Units and the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority are combing the valleys and watersheds in South Al Sharqiyah Governorate in search of three missing people.
  • A search and rescue worker scours the landscape.
    A search and rescue worker scours the landscape.
  • ‘Rainwater came all the way into our front room and kitchen. All our furniture on the ground floor is ruined. The whole street is flooded and we are afraid that the water is going to rise further,’ resident Sultan Al Mukheini, 34, told ‘The National’.
    ‘Rainwater came all the way into our front room and kitchen. All our furniture on the ground floor is ruined. The whole street is flooded and we are afraid that the water is going to rise further,’ resident Sultan Al Mukheini, 34, told ‘The National’.
  • An old house in Manah, in Oman's Al Dakhaliya region, collapsed on Saturday after being weakened by rainwater.
    An old house in Manah, in Oman's Al Dakhaliya region, collapsed on Saturday after being weakened by rainwater.
  • Civil defence teams rescued people from their cars, which became stuck in flooded wadis.
    Civil defence teams rescued people from their cars, which became stuck in flooded wadis.
  • The floods ruined crops and disrupted electricity supplies.
    The floods ruined crops and disrupted electricity supplies.
  • Emergency teams in North Al Batinah Governorate deal with the fallout.
    Emergency teams in North Al Batinah Governorate deal with the fallout.
  • Some stranded vehicles had to be towed to safety.
    Some stranded vehicles had to be towed to safety.
  • The torrential rain came as Omanis were enjoying the week-long Eid holiday.
    The torrential rain came as Omanis were enjoying the week-long Eid holiday.

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