Oman is a middle-east country which is surrounded by Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea. The total population of Oman is 3,204,897 as on July 2007. Muscat is the capital city of the country. Arabic is used as the official language of Oman. There are five administrative regions through which the country of Oman carries out all its governmental operations. The tourists coming to Muscat can stay in several international hotels that offer global hospitality services. Hilton, Al Bustan Palace Intercon are some of the popular Oman hotels. Both industry and agriculture contribute towards the economic development of Oman.
Cyclone Gonu on Wednesday brought fierce winds and torrential rains at Oman's coast bringing life to a standstill. The storm by Thursday dawn showed some weakening trend. Now headed towards sotheastern Iranian coast, it is likely to spare Iran's offshore oil installations lying more than 120 miles to the west.
In Muscat, the cylone prevented police and emegency vehicles in reaching the flooded streets and authorities had to use the text messages to warn people to stay off from the low lying areas. The raging sea halted the oil business of the region. Authorities had to close all operations at the port of Sohar and evacuate 11,000 workers.
The latest reports suggest that Gonu peaked as a maximum-force Category Five hurricane on Tuesday and faded to a Category One hurricane on Wednesday is now an ordinary tropical storm.
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