Oman: Three Emiratis Killed After Car Swept Away in Flooded Wadi

Three members of an Emirati family were killed while travelling across a flooded wadi in Oman over the weekend, authorities have confirmed.

Oman Civil Defence officers in the Al Buraimi governorate were alerted on Saturday that two vehicles carrying seven people had been swept away in the wilayat of Mahdah, the Times of Oman reported.

The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority said four of the occupants were rescued. The body of one of the missing travellers was recovered on Saturday.

It said two other bodies were recovered on Sunday. It confirmed all three of the deceased were UAE citizens, belonging to the same family.

The bodies were found with assistance from the police in Buraimi and Batinah North governorates, the department said.

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