Gonu-newsfeeds, June 9, 2007

Hi, here we go again.
The Radio Sultanate of Oman has been doing a great job in the last 24 hours.
There has been a deluge of informative reports by their team. Thanks to them, here below is the third report for the day.
Admad

MUSCAT – Oman has, in the last 24 hours, made 240 airlifts providing food and other essentials to those in storm affected areas, and provided around 800 rescue and other missions, which was operated by the Royal Oman Airforce.
Brigadier Saud Al Habsi, assistant chief of staff for operations and planning of the Sultan’s Armed Forces told state radio (8.30pm) that these sorties were made to villages mainly in Quriyat, Sur and Wadi A’ Taiyeen, which were inaccessible by road.
In addition to this, the Sultanate’s authorities sent six ships with “all requirements” to wilayats in Quriyat. “Until now, six ships have been sent from Port Sultan Qaboos, and this will continue for the next 24 hours,” Brigadier Al Habsi said.
Relief efforts were continuing in full swing, and villages requiring major assistance were those located in jebels, and inaccessible by road.
The brigadier noted that the road to Quriyat was open and supplies were now being easily reached and a lot quicker than before. “Villages located in the jebels required many airlifts,” he said.
“The plan of action for the next two days was to continue their assistance to all other ministries and government organizations to open the roads to Quriyat and Wadi A’ Taiyeen and provide the villages there with necessary supplies.
The forces were working jointly with the national defence force’s committee and the ministry of housing and electricity and water to restore water supplies. “And this is going well. “Inshallah, I think, step by step, we will sort out this problem and restore the normal flow of life slowly, but surely,” Brigadier Habsi said.
The third desalination unit of the main Al Ghubrah desalination plant has begun operations and providing 11 to 18 million gallons of water to parched Seeb and surrounding areas, official reports said.
Salvage operations were also in full swing in many of the affected areas, reports added.
Meanwhile, the head of the Oman Charitable Organisation (OCO), Ali Ibrahim Shenoon, has said that the charity has distributed 429 tons of foodstuff to those in need and they were continuing with their volunteer efforts.
Ends/Admad/Gonu-Oman-Fourth Day- third report