DUBAI: A rescue operation is under way after a landslide left several people trapped under rubble in Nizwa, Oman, the Times of Oman has reported.
Rescue workers say the landslide happened on the side of a mountain in Tawi city, although no details were given as to the cause.
A statement from the Public Authority for Civil Defense and Ambulance (PACDA) explained: “A report of the collapse of part of a mountain in the province of Nizwa in Tawi city, with preliminary information indicating the presence of people trapped. Rescue teams are on the site, more updates later.”
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People feared ‘trapped’ after mountain landslide in Oman
People feared ‘trapped’ after mountain landslide in Oman
Pro-Palestinian flotilla announces new mission to Gaza
- Israel controls Gaza's borders and scrutinises all aid coming into the territory
TUNIS: A flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists who attempted to reach Gaza last year will set sail for the besieged territory again next month, one member told AFP on Friday.
The Global Sumud Flotilla said the new mission set for March 29 would be "the largest coordinated humanitarian intervention for Palestine in history" and will mobilise "thousands from over 100 countries".
"We will be sailing from Barcelona, Tunis, Italy and many other ports not yet made public," Brazilian activist Thiago Avila told AFP.
The group said an overland convoy would also leave for Gaza on the same day, without specifying from where.
The campaigners sought to break an Israeli blockade by delivering aid to Gaza by sea last October, before they were intercepted by Israel, detained and deported.
Israel controls Gaza's borders and scrutinises all aid coming into the territory.
The activists describe their actions as a "non-violent response to genocide, siege, mass starvation, and the destruction of civilian life in Gaza".
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