At least 17 people have died in flash floods triggered by heavy rain across Oman since Sunday, the country’s National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) reports. On Tuesday, the government suspended the work of employees and workers in the public and private sectors in five governorates, including Musandam, Al Buraimi, Al Dhahirah, and Al Dakhiliyah, due to the weather conditions. The government has allowed employees to work remotely if possible. Authorities in Oman are conducting “rescue...
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — At least 17 people have died in flash floods triggered by heavy rain across Oman since Sunday, the country’s National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) reports. On Tuesday, the government suspended the work of employees and workers in the public and private sectors in five governorates, including Musandam, Al Buraimi,
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — At least 17 people have died in flash floods triggered by heavy rain across Oman since Sunday, the country’s National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) reports. On Tuesday, the government suspended the work of employees and workers in the public and private sectors in five governorates, including Musandam, Al Buraimi,
At least 17 people have died in flash floods triggered by heavy rain across Oman since Sunday, the country’s National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) reports.
Floods ravaging the southern province of Guangdong, China, killed four people, and ten more are missing, Chinese state media reported Monday.
Floods have paralysed multiple Middle Eastern countries, leaving 18 dead in Oman.
The Ministry of Disaster Management states that 33 people have lost their lives and 27 others have been injured due to heavy rains and ongoing flooding in recent days. Sayeq Janan, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Disaster Management of the Taliban administration, announced on Sunday, April 14th, that in addition to the recent floods’ […]
Last September witnessed what used to be a truly rare weather phenomenon: a Mediterranean hurricane, or “medicane.” Once upon a time, the Mediterranean Sea simply didn’t get hot enough to produce hurricanes more than every few hundred (yes, few hundred!) years. In this case, however, Storm Daniel assaulted Libya with a biblical-style deluge for four More
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell stressed his support for continued U.S. aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia during a speech Wednesday to a luncheon crowd in Shelbyville, Kentucky.
Intense rain in the Middle East Sunday and Monday caused extensive flooding in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, where at least 18 people have been killed. The death toll includes 10 schoolchildren who were washed away while in a vehicle in Samad A'Shan, Oman. On Tuesday, Dubai International Airport, the second-busiest airport in the world, diverted inbound flights due to flooding on the tarmac and roads to the airport. The city reported nearly 4 inches (101.6 mm) of rain in 12 hours earlier...
Biden announces intention to break his $400k tax pledge Today President Biden said that if elected to a second term he will make sure the Trump tax cuts expire next year. The Trump tax cuts — the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — successfully reduced taxes for all income groups. In contrast to the tax-hiking […]
Flooding caused by the extreme weather event disrupted operations at Dubai