Oman cyclone damage at 3.9 billion dollars
Pastor Dale Morgan
Oman cyclone damage at 3.9 billion dollars*
MUSCAT, June 16 (AFP) Jun 16, 2007
Oman said Saturday that the damage caused by Cyclone Gonu, which tore
through the country earlier this month, could rise to 3.9 billion
dollar, ONA state news agency said.
Preliminary surveys have estimated the damage between 1.25 billion
riyals (3.25 billion dollars) and 1.5 billion riyals (3.9 billion
dollars), the ministry of economy said, according to ONA.
The damage to infrastructure alone could reach one billion riyals (2.6
billion dollars).
At least 49 people were killed when Gonu hit the coast of Oman along the
Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman on June 6, before veering towards Iran.
The fiercest storm to hit the region for 30 years forced thousands of
people from their homes and left a trail of destruction along the east
coast of a country unaccustomed to such violent weather.