Preliminary surveys have estimated the damage between 1.25 billion riyals (3.25 billion dollars) and 1.5 billion riyals (3.9 billion dollars), the ministry of economy said, according to ONA.

The damage to infrastructure alone could reach one billion riyals (2.6 billion dollars).

At least 49 people were killed when Gonu hit the coast of Oman along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman on June 6, before veering towards Iran.

The fiercest storm to hit the region for 30 years forced thousands of people from their homes and left a trail of destruction along the east coast of a country unaccustomed to such violent weather.

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