InFocus | Gonu
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Sunday May 3
Gonu fizzles out over Iran
Cyclone Gonu left at least 53 people dead in its wake as it weakened but floods cut off dozens of villages, sending residents climbing trees for safety.
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Sunday May 3
Gulf News readers share Gonu experiences
A few Dubai residents who were in Oman to attend a business meeting say they are now stranded as the main Muscat-Dubai highway is flooded.
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Sunday May 3
Turtle nesting beach escapes storm fury
Eastern region still cut off from rest of the country as power failure continues in the area.
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Sunday May 3
Floods isolate Iran's villages
Floods spawned by the remnants of Cyclone Gonu stranded dozens of tiny villages in the deserts of southern Iran yesterday, cutting off roads, power and communications and sending some residents into trees for safety.
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Sunday May 3
Cyclone not linked to global warming
Cyclone Gonu cannot be linked to climate change according to an expert as meteorological events similar to this do not happen regularly enough and last took place about 30 years ago.
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Sunday May 3
Long trek to safety
Forty workers were stranded on the roof of a building which crashed during Cyclone Gonu's onslaught while an expat worker's body was fished out from a flooded wadi.
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Sunday May 3
Gonu 'dismissed as rumour'
Some residents had not taken warnings about the cyclone seriously, strolling by the wadi while floods were raging, say shocked witnesses.
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Sunday May 3
RCA offers temporary housing
Hundreds evacuated from their homes as a result of Cyclone Gonu, were yesterday relocated to temporary housing at an academic institution on the outskirts of Fujairah.
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Sunday May 3
Construction sites safe from cyclone
High-rise buildings under construction in Dubai are at no risk of being affected by the possible effects of cyclone Gonu, and managers say that all construction sites are secure to cope with the rough weather.
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Sunday May 3
Gonu lashes UAE's east coast
Fujairah port has been closed as huge tides and increasingly high waves batter the east coast of UAE, causing panic and curiosity among residents.
