One Keralite killed, eight Indians missing in Oman cyclone

New Delhi, June 7 (UNI) A Keralite was killed and eight other Indians, including one from Punjab, were missing in cyclone Gonu that hit Oman yesterday, the External Affairs Ministry said today.

The body of the Keralite, Prakash, was recovered at Wadi Adi, the Ministry said in a statement quoting Embassy of India, Muscat.

Seven of the missing have been identified as Dharmarajan (Andhra Pradesh), Sajit Kumar (Calicut, Kerala), Udayan (Guruvayur, Kerala), Mohd. Ali and Binu (both Ernakulam, Kerala), and Sreenu and Sami (both Andhra Pradesh).

The eighth, from Punjab, is yet to be identified, the statement said.

UNI