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A House collapsed in Mabela Industrial Area

A house collapsed in Mabela industrial area on Wednesday morning,  according to a PACDA tweet.

One person sustained severe injuries while two others suffered moderate injuries after a house collapsed in Al Mabela industrial area on Wednesday morning, the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) reported.

The three injured are elderly Omani nationals in their late 50s and early…

Man battles for life after beach rescue in Oman

Members of the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) in Salalah rescued a man from drowning near Al Dahareez beach on Friday.

The man is in critical condition, according to PACDA officials.

Source: TimesOfOman

Driver killed in petrol tanker crash

A petrol truck driver died on Wednesday in a traffic accident in Liwa, North Al Batinah governorate, the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) reported.

According to PACDA Twitter handle, the truck was loaded with liquefied petroleum gas as the experts on hazardous materials in cooperation officials from a the truck’s company are working since yesterday to empty the dangerous…

Learn from my girl’s death, says grieving Omani father

A year ago he watched helplessly as his little girl was swept away by the sea to her death, now as school holiday season arrives in Oman and children think of days out at the beach, her grieving father has heartfelt warning for parents.

It has been 12 months since the tragic drowning of three-year-old Marwa who was swept away while playing in the sea in Shinas.

Public schools have ended their…

One fire incident every three hours

Every year during summer fire incidents caused by counterfeit, faulty or aging electrical gadgets risk human lives and do damage to property in Oman.

Sending a cautionary note in this regard, an official at the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulances (PACDA) said that consequences of counterfeit electrical products can be fatal. “Most fire incidents are triggered by short circuits due…

Rain claims life in Rustaq

Rain has claimed its first victim as rescuers have recovered the body of a person who was caught in an overflowing wadi in Rustaq on Monday evening. – Photo by @PACDAOman

Rain has claimed its first victim as rescuers have recovered the body of a person who was caught in an overflowing wadi in Rustaq on Monday evening.

“The body of a person who was caught in the overflowing Wadi Falaj Al Hadith…

Salalah ship fire doused by PACDA

The fire fighting team at the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance was able to put out the fire in almost five hours. -ONA

he fire fighting team at the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance has managed to put out the fire on a ship anchored at Salalah Port in the Dhofar Governorate. No injury or loss of life is reported in the incident .

The operations department at the…

Don’t risk life by crossing wadis in Oman, says PACDA

Amid rain forecast in Oman from today, the PACDA has advised people to avoid overflowing stretches for safety.

With heavy rainfall expected in Oman and the weather conditions likely to worsen from Tuesday , the Pubic Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) has once again advised citizens and residents not to risk their lives.

In the past, civil defence authorities have grappled with the…