Four people have been found reportedly dead in Oman after Tropical cyclone Shaheen hit the country on Sunday causing other damages as well as, reports say.
A child who had been swept away by water was found dead, the state news agency said, and another missing person was also found dead.
Two Asian workers were killed when a hill collapsed on their housing area in an industrial zone, the state news agency added. The cyclone was carrying winds of between 120 and 150 km per hour (75-93 mph) according to authorities who also added that the wind was throwing up waves of up to 10 meters (32 feet).
Video footage from Omani broadcasters showed vehicles submerged as people tried to make their way through muddy brown floodwater, Zawya notes.
Authorities delayed and rescheduled flights to and from the airport of its capital city Muscat to Sunday evening or until further notice due to the storm.
The governorates of Muscat, North and South Al Batinah, Al Buraimi and South Al Sharqiya received most effect of the cyclone.
The Gulf country has declared a two-day national holiday on Sunday and Monday and shuttered schools.
Cyclone Shaheen kills four people in Oman
