{"id":17762,"date":"2018-10-09T11:25:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T11:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=17762"},"modified":"2018-10-09T11:25:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T11:25:41","slug":"tropical-storm-threatens-coastal-cities-of-oman-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=17762","title":{"rendered":"Tropical storm threatens coastal cities of Oman, Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nDUBAI: The southern coastal cities of Oman and Yemen are bracing themselves for a battering as Tropical Storm Luban heads their way just months after Cyclone Mekunu left a path of destruction, killing 30 people and dozens more missing.
It is not clear what direction the storm will take, but if it hits Oman, forecasters say it will be as strong Cyclone Mekunu.<\/p>\n

\nBoth Oman\u2019s and Yemen\u2019s Meteorology centers have released warnings on the tropical storm heading towards the Arabian Peninsula.<\/p>\n

\nDubbed Luban, the storm is expected to become a category 1 Tropical Cyclone within the next 12 hours.<\/p>\n

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\nLuban is currently over the Arabian Sea about 830 km away from Salalah city, with surface wind speeds of 50 to 55 knots (93 to 102 kmph).<\/p>\n

\nOman\u2019s Meteorology specialist, Hamood Al-Naabiya, told Arab News the coastal areas that would be affected will be the western coast of Dhofar governorate and the Gulf of Aden, passing north of UNESCO protected Socotra island.<\/p>\n

\nAl-Naabiya said that once the speed of the winds exceeded 64 knots, Luban would be upgraded to a level one cyclone.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThis tropical storm seems to be heading towards the Gulf of Aden and if it does, the destructive effects will be less than the previous storm,\u201d Al-Naabiya said, referencing Cyclone Mekunu.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cBut if it came towards Oman, it will be similar to Cyclone Mykono,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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\nA picture taken on May 26, 2018, shows a car stuck in a flooded street in the southern city of Salalah as the country prepares for landfall of Cyclone Mekunu. (AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\nYemen\u2019s Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority has said that Luban \u2013 which is moving at 11kmh – is expected to turn into a severe cyclone storm in the upcoming hours.<\/p>\n

\nWarnings of severe sea winds have been issued to commercial ships in the area.<\/p>\n

\nBut despite the potential storm, Anwar Al-Shahri, a resident in Salalah who works in the hospitality industry said all remained calm in the tourist city.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe weather is great, and tourists are still coming into the city, nothing has changed yet,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nWhile James Hewitson, general manager of the five-star hotel Al-Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara, told Arab News that although they were prepared, he doesn’t think there is much o worry about.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\u201cIt will probably just be like a British summer’s day,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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