Partially submerged cars stand in a flooded street of the Omani capital Muscat, June 7, 2007. According to the police, 12 people have been killed in Oman by Cyclone Gonu, as the most violent tropical storm to hit the Gulf region in neighboring Iran. The cyclone lashed Oman with driving sheets of rains and heavy winds yesterday as thousands of people were evacuated in the Gulf sultanate and in Iran, where three people were reported killed. (Xinhua/AFP) |