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Flash Flooding in Oman Kills at Least 17 People

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Heavy rainfall in Oman has caused flash flooding, resulting in the deaths of at least 17 people. Rescuers are currently searching for survivors. The North Al Sharqiyah province has been the hardest hit.

Heavy rainfall has caused flash flooding in Oman on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula and killed at least 17 peopleThis is a locator map for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman , Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Oman on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula , killing at least 17 people as rescuers searched for survivors, authorities said Monday.

Heavy rains also were expected over Dubai in the neighboring United Arab Emirates and other regions of the Arabian Peninsula. Civil defense officials gave the death toll for the rains, which saw Oman's North Al Sharqiyah province hardest hit. The Royal Oman Police and the Omani military deployed to the province to transport citizens out of flooded areas, the state-run Oman News Agency reported.

Heavy rainfall often causes flash flooding in the sultanate, drawing the curious from their homes to nearby dry riverbeds, known in Arabic as “wadi.” In flooding, they can quickly fill and wash away people and vehicles. In Dubai, authorities expected heavy rains to begin Monday night and last into Tuesday morning. The Emirates' National Center of Meteorology warned of thunder, lightning, rain and possibly hail, with winds reaching up to 70 kph . Government schools announced they would hold classes remotely Tuesday and Wednesday.

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