12 killed by cyclone Gonu

At least 12 people have died from Cyclone Gonu in the Arabian Peninsula sultanate, a spokesman for the Royal Oman Police told Oman TV today.

Abdullah al-Harthi did not provide more details on the deaths or say where in Oman they occurred. The storm battered Oman’s coast with violent winds and fierce rains before heading into the Gulf of Oman today on its way to south-eastern Iran.