Dry deserts are swept away with rivers of water. Severe flood in Oman

Natural disaster 7 July 2022. Dry deserts are swept away with rivers of water. Severe flood in Oman Heavy Rainfall caused flooding of the wadi in the Sultanate of Oman. Residents were warned to avoid wadis, desist from swimming and exercise caution on the roads. Local media also reported the Royal Oman Police warned people to stay away from valleys that are prone to flooding and told motorists not to risk crossing valleys and to leave a sufficient distance between vehicles while driving in the rain. The Gulf country has been affected by heavy rains and thunderstorms since Tuesday, according to the Oman Directorate General of Meteorology. Authorities in Oman rescued four people who had become trapped in a house during a flood, the country’s Civil Defense and Ambulance Department announced on Thursday. The department carried out the successful rescue in a village in the mountainous region of Jebel Shams. Several children were rescued from the house, the department said in a tweet.