Search is underway for five missing people, as per earlier reports by the Oman News Agency.
Various parts of Oman is inundated after torrential rains that lashed the country resulted in flash floods.
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Earlier, the body of a child was found at Wadi Al Batha in Al Mudhaibi. The body was found by the residents of the area, the Royal Oman Police said in a tweet.
Through the day, following multiple distress calls from people stranded in floodwaters, on roads, subways, schools and residential and commercial buildings, police and their rescue teams were in action.
Even residents pulled out those stranded to safety from many submerged areas. In a video posted on Instagram, people could be seen with children on their backs as others rescued them with a rope. The water was almost till their waist level.
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