Omanis look at high waves splashing on the rocks as a cyclone approaches Muscat, June 5, 2007. A cyclone packing huge winds of up to 260 km an hour advanced towards the Gulf state of Oman, posing a potential threat to the key route for oil exports from the energy-rich region. Oman has evacuated about 7,000 people from coastal areas in the sultanate, where the weather service said Cyclone Gonu was expected to make landfall within 24 hours. (Xinhua/AFP) |