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davet on June 11, 2007 - 10:10am Permalink | Subthread | Comments top

Thanks for posting this. It's interesting that while the little the MSM noted of Gonu was its potential impact (or lack thereof) on oil prices, TOD recognizes that there may be more to life than oil.

And thanks to Sue Hutton for the update. Didn't Oman offer something like $15M after Katrina?

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Newsbriefsoman on June 11, 2007 - 10:19am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Hello again.

Khaleej Times has published an article about restoration of communications with Sur and Quriyat. It's claimed that Sur did not suffer as badly as the residents had feared although they were badly frightened by the storm.

I'm not sure exactly what has happened in Quriyat which stands at the edge of the flood plain of Wadi Dayqah. We know that Dayqah can channel immense amounts of alluvium and water to the coast. I've heard that the villages in the middle to lower reaches, where there were mango gardens, have been destroyed.

The Oman Observer quoted an overall cost of $1billion to repair all the damage.

In my previous post I incorrectly quoted RO3m as approximately £12m. It should have been $12m.

I'm continuing to update newsBriefsOman as I receive messages from friends and from press articles.

Sue

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