Oman’s capital Muscat suffered a power outage on Monday, among other provinces of the Gulf Arab nation, which affected the energy, telecommunications and aviation sectors.
Authorities have yet to give an explanation of why the blackout, which the enforcement authority reported at 3:13 p. m. local time, saying the power grid would be restored within 4 hours.
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He then said strength had been restored in parts of the sultanate where temperatures peaked at 36 degrees Celsius (96. 8°F) in Muscat on Monday.
Oman’s state-owned forces company, OQ, said the disruption of the force had led to a buildup of flames in the Mina Al Fahal and Sohar shopping complexes.
Oman Airports said the forced disruption is expected to have an effect on Muscat International Airport operators. The telecoms regulator said facilities had been affected.
The sultanate, neighboring Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, has about 5. 2 million inhabitants, according to the World Bank. (Reporting through Moataz Mohamed, written through Nayera Abdallah and Alexander Cornwell; Edited through Hugh Lawson and Louise Heavens)
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