Overall Green alert Flood
in Oman

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102566
Death: 20
Displaced: -
Countries: Oman
From - To 13 Apr - 15 Apr

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Oman - Flash floods, update (ECHO 16 Apr 2024)Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:05

  • Heavy rainfall affected north-eastern Oman (in particular the Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate) over the period 14-15 April, causing flash floods and resulting in more casualties and damage.
  • According to media, as of 16 April, at least 17 people died in the Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate. In addition, media also report school closures across Musandam, Al Buraimi, Al Dhahirah, Al Dakhiliyah, Muscat and Ash Sharqiyah North Governorates.
  • Over the next 24 hours, dryer conditions are forecast over north-eastern Oman.
Oman, Mid-April 2024Heavy rain triggered flash flooding in Oman since 14 April 2024. The number of fatalities is still increasing following the heavy rainfall, which affected particularly north-eastern Oman and caused flash floods over the past few days. According to media, as of 17 April, at least 20 people died in Oman (Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate).Sun 14 Apr 2024DG ECHO Daily Flash (ERCC Portal)
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Dubai airport reopens after UAE suffers heavy rain 4/18/2024 5:19:00 PM.

DUBAI — Operations at Dubai International Airport remain severely disrupted after heavy rains battered the United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries. The storm pounded the UAE on Tuesday, flooding roads and the sections of the busy int
...(more)
Flooded UAE counts cost of epic rainstorm, airport still facing disrup.. 4/18/2024 5:18:00 PM.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Emergency workers tried to clear waterclogged roads and people assessed the damage to homes and businesses on Thursday after a rare and epic rainstorm swamped the United Arab Emirates. Dubai International Airport, a major
...(more)
Dubai Still Half Paralyzed 4/18/2024 5:12:00 PM.

, THURSDAY — The city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates , is still half paralyzed due to two days of devastating wind rain that triggered flooding. As of Thursday (18/4/2024), flights at Dubai International Airport, the busiest airport in the
...(more)
No, le inondazioni di Dubai non sono colpa della pioggia artificiale 4/18/2024 5:00:00 PM.

Dubai è sott'acqua . Negli ultimi giorni, piogge torrenziali hanno causato in tutti gli Emirati Arabi Uniti , dando a vita a scene inquietanti che sono poi circolate molto sui social media, come auto abbandonate sul ciglio della strada o ae
...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),