ROP adopts new technology in rescue operations

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police Aviation – for the first time -- used an innovative new technology for rescue operations in the night at rain-hit areas. Night Endoscopes known as Night Vision System (NVG) facilitated 75 per cent of the search, rescue, ambulance, patrols and other night operations by the ROP. A total of six rescue operations were executed by the ROP and transferred four patients from Wadi Bani Khalid to Ibra Hospital last Saturday. On Sunday, six people were rescued in Wadi Suror and three in Wadi al Aqq and all are in good health. A citizen was also transferred to Seeq in Al Kamil Wa Al Wafi after falling from a mountain and taken to Sur Hospital for treatment. The search for the six-member Asian family has been intensified and continued for the day and night. The ROP advised the general public to exercise extreme caution and not to cross wadis or before making sure it is safe. Motorists have been told to exercise caution, speed down, and not to risk crossing the wadis and leaving sufficient safe following distance between vehicles. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Regional Municipality and Water Resources, said that last Sunday, the highest quantity of water was registered in Ibri in al Dhahira Governorate with about (58 mm) and (57 mm) in Samail in al Dakhiliya, and in North al Batinah, the quantity reached (51 mm) in Sohar and (48 mm) in Rustaq in South al Batinah, followed by Mutrah (19 mm), (19 mm) in Sunaina in Buraimi and (12 mm) in Madha in Musandam. The total amount of water held by dams reached (11.6224 million cubic meters). In Sur, the flood protection dam held (0.5 million cubic meters), In al Amerat, the Lower Sereen dam for groundwater held (0.0856 million cubic meters) and Al-Khaudh Dam held 3.91 million cubic meters and in Qaryat, Dhiyqa dam held (1.4 million cubic meters). In Al-Qabil, the dam was filled with a quantity of 0.44 million cubic meters. In Izki, Imti Dam held (0.0628 million cubic meters) and Goul dam in Al-Hamra held an amount of 0.335 million cubic meters. In Nizwa, Ma'iden dam held an amount of 0.278 million cubic meters and Tanuf held 0.600 million cubic meters.