Hurricane Shaheen weakens to Oman: death toll rises to 13

Indian Meteorological Department forecasts hurricane calming down

At least 122 people have been injured and taken to hospital in several Iranian cities.

DUBAI: The death toll from Shaheen Wazado has risen to 13 by Monday while some Iranian fishermen who went fishing at sea are still missing but their number is not known. Meanwhile, the hurricane weakened to Oman.

Authorities in Omaha said floodwaters had receded on one of their citizens as they were getting into his vehicle, but no one was aware of the incident so the man was considered missing by police but his body was found today.

A child drowned when the storm hit the ground on Sunday, while a landslide at another place killed two foreigners from the Asian continent, he said.

Oman's National Committee for Emergency Management announced on Monday that seven more people had been killed in the storm. Authorities did not say how he died.

Meanwhile, Iranian news agency IRNA said the bodies of two fishermen who went missing from a fishing village called Pasabandar in Iran's border area with Pakistan were found by rescue squads on Monday. Earlier on Sunday, Ali Nekzad, deputy speaker of Iran's parliament, said he feared the hurricane had killed six fishermen.

The dust storm caused dust piles in people's homes and shops in several cities and villages in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province and dust in the noses, mouths and eyes of many people, forcing 122 people to go to hospital for treatment Said.

The Indian Meteorological Department had forecast that the speed of Hurricane Shaheen has now come down to 90 kmph and still as it slows down, the hurricane will weaken and eventually calm down. It may be mentioned that when the Shaheen hurricane landed, the wind was blowing at a speed of 150 kilometers per hour.