A NASA picture of Phet approaching Oman
Cyclone Phet (it looks so large ) has cruised over north-eastern Oman creating floods in low lying areas and torrential wadis near the mountains .
Wadi Fanja on Friday afternoon - a mud coloured river from Cyclone Phet
Fortunately the intensity of the storm is less than Guno 3 years ago – and also every one in Oman knows what damage a storm can do so the tragic deaths – so far less .
McDonalds Qurm - flooded again early evening on Friday by Cyclone Phet
It looks as if the infrastructure in Muscat has held up better than before though in Quriyat on Friday there is no electricity – and perhaps Sur and Ras al Hadd will also have a similar problem
oh! floating burger again, be safe Ronald