11 dead, 3 missing in Oman drowning incidents
During Eid Al Adha holidays, many people drowned in different Omani governorates, and people died as a result of being swept away in valleys.
Muscat: Eleven deaths were reported, and three people are still missing as various regions of the Sultanate of Oman witnessed drowning incidents of citizens and expatriates, especially in the tourist areas.
During Eid Al Adha holidays, many people drowned in different Omani governorates, and people died as a result of being swept away in valleys.
The first cases of drowning were recorded in the Wilayat of Rustaq, where the Omani Police announced on Thursday, July 7 that two children drowned in pools of water, and they were rescued by citizens and they died.
The rescue teams of the Omani Civil Defense and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) also recovered the body of a drowned Asian national after it was swept away by a valley in the Wilayat of Al Hamra in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, due to the rain in the governorate.