Three Emiratis killed in Oman Wadi floods

Monday, 14 August 2023 08:15

By ARN News Staff

Three members of an Emirati family have died after travelling across a flooded wadi in Oman on Saturday afternoon.

Oman Civil Defence responded to two vehicles carrying seven people that had been swept away in a flood, in the Al Buraimi area which neighbours the UAE.

The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority said four people were rescued but the body of one of the missing was recovered on Saturday.

The authority added that two other bodies were recovered on Sunday.

The UAE citizens were laid to rest in Al Ain on Sunday.

إدارة الدفاع المدني والإسعاف بمحافظة #البريمي تتلقى بلاغاً حول انجراف مركبتين وبها 7 أشخاص بمجرى وادٍ بولاية #محضة حيث جرى إنقاذ 4 أشخاص منهم، وفقدان الثلاثة الآخرين.
وفرق البحث والإنقاذ بإدارة المحافظة تباشر عمليات البحث عن الثلاثة المفقودين.#هيئة_الدفاع_المدني_والإسعاف pic.twitter.com/ZiT4o8CgIh
— الدفاع المدني والإسعاف - عُمان (@CDAA_OMAN) August 12, 2023

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