Energy

Friday 25/May/2018 13:46 PM

Video: Rains and strong wind lash out across Salalah as the sea rages

Muscat: With Cyclone Mekunu fast approaching Salalah in Dhofar, rains and strong gale lash out across the city. Authorities have warned citizens against...

Friday 25/May/2018 11:39 AM

Cyclone Mekunu upgraded to Category 2 storm, Salalah to be hit hardest

Muscat: Cyclone Mekunu will hit Salalah between 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Friday, according to a senior official at the Public Authority for Civil Aviation...

Friday 25/May/2018 10:37 AM

Cyclone Mekunu: Backup generators sent to rural Oman

Muscat: RAECO, the Sultanate's rural electricity company, has moved two mobile generators to the Wilayat of Al Jazir, to ensure that essential power...

Friday 25/May/2018 09:39 AM

Video: Here's how a school in Salalah has geared up for cyclone Mekunu

Shruthi Nair from Times of Oman talks to a teacher from a private school in Salalah, on how they have geared up for Cyclone Mekunu.

Friday 25/May/2018 09:12 AM

Cyclone Mekunu: Police close coastal roads in Dhofar, Al Wusta

Muscat: The coastal road in the region of Dahrez in the Governorate of Dhofar and the coastal road in the Governorate of Al Wusta are being closed to...

Friday 25/May/2018 07:53 AM

As it happened: Cyclone Mekunu makes landfall in Oman, four killed

The Times of Oman's live blog had comprehensive coverage of Cyclone Mekunu as it hit the southern coast of Oman. Read highlights from our coverage...

Friday 25/May/2018 00:42 AM

Cyclone update: Mekunu 270 km away from Salalah, centre to hit soon

Muscat: The latest weather alert from the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) stated that Cyclone Mekunu is 270 km away from Salalah. Weather...

Thursday 24/May/2018 23:37 PM

Here's a list of numbers to contact in case of an emergency in Dhofar

Muscat: Oman's National Committee for Civil Defence has released emergency numbers for residents and citizens who require immediate aid during cyclone...

Thursday 24/May/2018 22:41 PM

Video: Heavy rainfall recorded in various parts of Dhofar

Muscat: With Cyclone Mekunu only a few hundred kilometres off the Oman coast, rainfall has already begun in parts of the Dhofar governorate, with some...

Thursday 24/May/2018 22:36 PM

Video: Sultan Qaboos Hospital being evacuated ahead of cyclone Mekunu

Times of Oman's Shruthi Nair reports from Salalah, Dhofar as the evacuation process at the Sultan Qaboos Hospital is underway before cyclone Mekunu hits...