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Cyclone Phet death toll rises to 16 in Oman
Cyclone Phet killed a total of 16 people in Oman on Friday and wounded dozens more, state television and medical staff said on Saturday.
Updated on: Jun 5, 2010, 23:16:00 IST
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Cyclone Phet killed a total of 16 people in Oman on Friday and wounded dozens more, state television and medical staff said on Saturday.
State television reported 12 dead on Saturday and a hospital doctor in Muscat, who declined to be named, told Reuters a further two had been killed: 11 Omani nationals, two Bangladeshis and a Pakistani.
Two others were reported dead on Friday.
Cyclone Phet, despite weakening to a Category 1 storm, pummelled Oman's coastline on Friday.
Earlier on Saturday Oman LNG said it had resumed production after it was shut on Friday due to the storm.
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