Authorities say Cyclone Mekunu killed at least 30 people when it barreled across Oman and Yemen last month.
The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a statement that the majority of the fatalities happened on the Yemeni island of Socotra, where 20 were killed.
The federation said in a statement Thursday another four were killed in Yemen's al-Mahrah governorate, which borders Oman.
In Oman, authorities had previously said at least six people were killed by the storm.
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Cyclone Mekunu hit Socotra on May 24 before making made landfall on the Arabian Peninsula, about 380 kilometres to the north of the island, early on May 26.
The cyclone caused widespread damage, bringing heavy rains and maximum sustained winds of 170-180kph, with gusts of up to 200kph.
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A man covers his head under heavy rain. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
A member of staff removes the rain water covered a corridor at a hotel in Salalah, Oman. Cyclone Mekunu will be "extremely severe" when it crashes into the Arabian Peninsula. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
Staff members removes the rain water covered a corridor at a hotel in Salalah, Oman. Cyclone Mekunu will be "extremely severe" when it crashes into the Arabian Peninsula. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
A golf buggie passes the trees at a hotel in Salalah, Oman. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
Strong waves smashed into empty tourist beaches. Many holidaymakers fled the storm on Thursday night before Salalah International Airport closed. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
A car makes its way through standing water on a road in Salalah, Oman. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
A man covers his head under the rain. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
The cyclone is expected to make landfall early Saturday. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
A worker carries bottles of water in a school turned into a shelter in Salalah. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
Workers prepare to stay in a school turned into a shelter. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
Workers rest ahead of Cyclone Mekuna's arrival on the mainland Arabian Peninsula. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
An Omani man walks down the street. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
An Omani official gestures to a loader driver to tear away a road divider. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo -
Cars drive through a flooded street as heavy rains and strong winds pummel Oman's Dhofar province. Mohammed Mahjoub / AFP Photo -
Rain has lashed Salalah non-stop for several hours. Mohammed Mahjoub / AFP Photo -
High waves breaking along the shore. Mohammed Mahjoub / AFP Photo -
Flooded Salalah streets. Mohammed Mahjoub / AFP Photo -
Flooded Salalah streets. Mohammed Mahjoub / AFP Photo -
Flooded Salalah streets. Mohammed Mahjoub / AFP Photo -
Flooded Salalah streets. Mohammed Mahjoub / AFP Photo -
Flooded Salalah streets. Mohammed Mahjoub / AFP Photo
