Muscat: A two-year-old girl was found abandoned in the Buraimi province on Friday evening.
An Omani woman found the frightened toddler crying in a public park, according to the media reports.
The girl is at the Child Care Centre in Buraimi province and police are still trying to locate her parents.
The picture of the abandoned girl has gone viral on social media. Many users have criticised the “ruthlessness” of girl’s parents for abandoning her.
Omanis have poured in to donate toys, food and clothes for the little girl.
In 2014, two brothers were found abandoned in Qurum Park in the capital Muscat. Their parents have never been located, but the boys were adopted by an Omani family in March of this year.
Over 124 abandoned children are being housed in child care centres nationwide. At least 190 abandoned children have been adopted by Omani families, according to the Ministry of Social Development.