Six workers killed in Oman rockslide: officials
Six workers killed in Oman rockslide: officials
Six workers died and several more were missing after a rockslide in a remote part of Oman on Sunday
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The incident took place in Al-Arid in the northern governorate of Al-Dhahirah [Getty- archive]
Six workers died and several more were missing after a rockslide in a remote part of Oman, emergency authorities said on Sunday.
Search and rescue teams were at the scene in Al-Arid in the northern governorate of Al-Dhahirah, Oman's Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority said.
"The rockslides are ongoing and are hampering the search operation for missing persons. So far, six bodies have been recovered and four others have been rescued," the agency tweeted, adding that injuries were moderate to critical.
🎥 لاتزال الإنهيارات الصخرية مستمرة وتعيق عمليات البحث عن المفقودين.
— الدفاع المدني والإسعاف - عُمان (@CDAA_OMAN) March 27, 2022
حتى اللحظة تم انتشال 6 أشخاص مفارقين للحياة وإسعاف 4 آخرين بحالات بين المتوسطة والحرجة.#هيئة_الدفاع_المدني_والإسعاف pic.twitter.com/hVIFoILO89
The agency had said earlier than five people were killed and five others were rescued.
Al-Dhahirah, the landlocked, sparsely populated governorate west of the capital, Muscat, borders the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
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