The death toll from the havoc caused by tropical cyclone Phet in Oman over the past two days rose to 16 as life is slowly returning to normal, local media reports said.
Rain stopped and skies were relatively clear over the capital, Muscat, as the sultanate's rescue teams were working to reopen roads, restore electricity and repair water pipes, Malik bin Suleiman al-Mamari, chairman of the National Committee Civil Defense (NCCD), was quoted by Oman Tribune as saying.
Helicopters of Royal Air Force of Oman were searching for missing people who might be surrounded by floods in the eastern parts of the sultanate, he added.
Omani aircraft have also started returning people who have been evacuated from their houses in the eastern island of Masirah back to their homes. Oman LNG, which suspended its works at its production sites in the eastern parts due to the fury of the cyclone, said it would resume operations after the weather improved.
The powerful cyclone, although weakened from a Category 4 to a Category 1 storm, devastated an under-construction dam in Wadi al- Sireen, the Omani paper said.
A Directorate General Meteorology and Air Navigation (DGMAN) said that Phet had weakened its intensity on Friday before heading to Pakistan at a wind speed of up to 120 km per hour.
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