Over 1,000 people evacuated from school in Oman

Muscat: More than 1,000 people were transferred from a school in the Wilayat of Al Mudhaibi, North Al Sharqiyah Governorate after the rainwater level rose. The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) said all those rescued are in good health.

CDAA said in a statement: "Rescue teams from the Civil Defence and Ambulance Department in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate, in cooperation with the relevant authorities and citizens, transferred 1,200 people from a school in the Wilayat of Al Mudhaibi after the rain water level rose. All of them are in good health."