The impacts of the weather system "Matar," which affected the Sultanate of Oman in recent days, have resulted in 21 recorded fatalities, including 12 children, while the search for other missing persons is ongoing. The National Committee for Emergency Management stated in a post on the "X" platform that "the efforts of search and rescue teams have led to the discovery of the body of a missing citizen in the Al-Shuraikha area of Al-Mahout, and a resident of Asian nationality in the Wilayat of Sohar. This brings the total number of deaths caused by the weather situation to 21, and search operations for two other missing persons are still underway."
Update: The efforts of search and rescue teams have resulted in finding the body of the missing citizen in the Al-Shuraikha area of Al-Mahout, and a resident of Asian nationality in the Wilayat of Sohar. This raises the death toll from the weather situation to 21, and operations to search for two other missing individuals are still ongoing. #MatarLowSystem #OmanPrepared
