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Oman's National Emergency Management Center said that it has rescued 285 people so far. It said in a tweet that operations will be ongoing until life returns to normal

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Cyclone Mekunu update: 10 dead, 40 missing in Oman and Yemen

Written by Staff Writer Sun 27 May 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

285 people rescued as Cyclone Mekunu subsides

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Four of the missing were crew on board a boat that sunk when the storm hit the island in the Arabian Sea, a fisheries ministry official told AFP.

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Cyclone Mekenu pummels Yemeni island, seven missing

Written by Staff Writer Thu 24 May 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

Omani authorities announced through the official news agency they were taking “necessary precautions” in case the cyclone hits the Gulf sultanate