Oman/Iran: Cyclone Gonu - Jun 2007 Updates

Executive Summary The Annual Tropical Cyclone Report is prepared by the staff of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), a combined Air Force/Navy organization operating under the command of the...

IP/08/7 Bruxelles, le 29 décembre 2007. La Commission européenne a décidé d'accorder une aide humanitaire de 369,6 millions d'euros afin de répondre aux besoins essentiels des victimes les plus...

"The number of people threatened by natural disasters had increased by three times over the last 30 years and the number of people affected by natural disasters doubled every 10 years. Tens of...

Authorities tasked with surveying residential properties damaged in the recent cyclone hope to present the final report of their findings to the government before the end of this week. An estimated...

As per Public Relations of Sistan Baluchistan province, the latest activities done for affected people of Cyclone Gonu in Zahedan and cities namely Sarbaz, Chahbahar, Khash, Saravan, Iranshahr,...

The main committee formed as per the Royal orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos is continuing the inventory and assessment of properties damaged by the tropical cyclone. The Minister of the Diwan of...

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MUSCAT - Qurayat wilayat, one of the worst affected by tropical cyclone Gonu, is the subject of a vigorous rehabilitation effort, Lt General Malik bin Sulaiman al Maamari, Inspector General of Police...

MUSCAT - As part of its efforts to speed up assessment of properties affected by Gonu, the committee formed as per the Royal orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos held its second meeting yesterday. The...

Sultan's Armed Forces, Royal Guard of Oman and Engineering Services of the Defence Ministry continued yesterday to provide relief and assistance to those affected by the recent cyclone. For the whole...

When the last of the clouds trailing Cyclone Gonu cleared on June 10, 2007, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite recorded extensive flooding along...

MUSCAT - The Municipal Council held an extra-ordinary meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of Abdullah bin Abbas bin Ahmed, Chairman of Muscat Municipality and Chairman of the Council. The...

MUSCAT - For the fifth consecutive day yesterday, the Ministry of Defence, the Sultan"s Armed Forces and the Royal Guard of Oman worked hard to overcome the devastating impact the cyclone Gonu that...

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MUSCAT - Losses arising out of super-cyclone Gonu"s destructive sweep through Oman last week could top a whopping $1 billion, with insurance firms likely to end up paying as much as half of this...

TEHRAN, June 10 (Reuters) - Flooding caused by Cyclone Gonu which swept southern Iran last week killed 23 people and caused damage estimated at more than $200 million, a senior official was quoted as...