Evacuations have been ordered in coastal areas and flights delayed to and from Muscat
Cars are seen abandoned on a flooded street as Cyclone Shaheen makes landfall in Muscat Oman, October 3 2021. Picture: REUTERS/SULTAN AL HASSANI
When its eye crossed land, the cyclone was carrying winds of between 120km/h and 150km/h, Omani authorities said. It was throwing up waves of up to 10m. Cyclones steadily lose their power once they stop travelling over ocean waters and Shaheen was downgraded to a tropical storm after it had hit land, the local meteorology service said in a tweet.
A wooden ship sank at Sultan Qaboos Port and its crew was rescued, said the National Committee for Emergency Management in a tweet.
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