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Strong waves and wind pound a beach during Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

Debris and sea foam litters a beach during Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

Debris litters a beach during Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

Debris and sea foam litters a beach during Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

A bird flies over the strong waves pounding a beach during Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula on Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

Debris litters a beach during Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

Strong waves and wind pound a beach during Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

Debris and sea foam litters a beach during Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

Debris litters a beach during Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

Debris and sea foam litters a beach during Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

A bird flies over the strong waves pounding a beach during Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula on Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

Debris litters a beach during Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

Strong waves and wind pound a beach during Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula early Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines, officials said. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo

Cyclone Mekunu lashes Oman - in pictures

The powerful storm blew into the Arabian Peninsula early on Saturday, cutting off power lines and leaving at least one dead

The National

May 26, 2018

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