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The Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources stated that Dhofar received a record 535mm of rainfall in 16 hours from 4pm on October 13 to 8am on October 14. The figure is probably to go up as the governorate continued to get spells of moderate to heavy rainfall on Sunday. The highest quantity of rainfall in Dhofar was recorded in Dalkout (145mm) followed by Salalah (138mm), Rakhiout (133mm), Mirbat (38mm), Shaleem and Al Halaniyat Island (32mm), Sadah (24mm), Taqah (13mm), Thumrait (11mm) and Al Mazyouna (1mm). The highest quantity of rainfall recorded in Al Wusta was 11mm in the wilayat of Al Jaser, 9mm in Mahout and 6mm in Haima. The Public Authority for Civil Aviation’s National Multi Hazard Early Warning Centre stated in its bulletin on Sunday morning that the centre of the tropical program had crossed the Yemeni coast (Al Mahara).
Occasional thundershowers had been anticipated to continue in Dhofar accompanied by overflowing wadis on Monday. “The sea’s state continues to be rough with maximum wave height ranging between 3m and 5m,” it mentioned.
The dams of Dhofar have been considerable in defending the cities in the governorate particularly the low-lying locations.
Speaking to Muscat Daily, Eng Mahmoud bin Mohammed al Azri, director of Water Resources Management in Dhofar governorate, mentioned that the dams in Salalah have been created to withstand big volumes of rainwater flow triggered due to any cyclone.
“Salalah and Sahlnout dams received very little rainwater because all the rain was concentrated in the western region,” he mentioned, adding that Salalah Dam is playing a considerable part in defending the city. Many wadis across Dhofar had been in spate with Tawi, Rakah, Aatier in certain overflowing. Traffic was stopped in some locations. The road connecting the wilayat of Dalkout and Hafuf region and the road in between Adawnab and Mughsayl, which leads to Sarfeet, Rakhiout and Dalkout had been blocked. Authorities have urged individuals to keep away from water bodies.
Information Source: Muscat Daily
