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Oman's Civil Defense Chief says Tropical Cyclone Phet has killed 16 people and left four others missing.
General Malik al-Muamri said Saturday that oil exports from Oman's al-Fahl port have resumed and the liquefied natural gas plant reopened after the cyclone, which was downgraded to a tropical storm, moved toward Pakistan.
He said 14 Omanis, one Indian and one Bangladeshi died in the storm.
Al-Muamri said power and communications were restored in most of the affected areas, but losses were less than Oman sustained in 2007 from Cyclone Gonu because of lessons learned from that storm.
Over the past two days, most of Oman's eastern provinces and the capital Muscat experienced heavy rains and winds of up to 97 miles (155 kilometers) an hour.
(Edited by Mr Richard - original submission Monday, 7 June 2010, 01:19 PM)