Friday 26 / April / 2024
Muscat: Students in Salalah have been recording the changes in weather, as storm Luban approaches.
In the videos, students from British School Salalah have recorded the various kinds of animals that are usually seen in such weather conditions, while the others have recorded how the winds and heavy rains are affecting the area.
Layth, a year four student from the school, visited the seaside with his family to see how Luban was impacting the shore. “My name is Layth and I am from British School Salalah. Because of the cyclone, there’s a lot of beautiful creatures coming out, like this small lizard,” he said, zooming in on the reptile. “You can see here that the rain has started to pick up. I am heading down to the beach now to see how strong the waves are and maybe find some marine animals.”
Layth then travelled to a resort, where red flags had been put up by emergency services to warn people about staying off the beach.
“The waves are starting to get really strong now, because of the strong waves all the marine creatures are getting washed out to the beach. When the water moves back you will see them all come out.
“When we get to the end of this pier wall, you are going to get a better idea of the strength of the waves,” added Layth. “You can see the real strength of the waves here. There are so many birds in the sky, and the clouds are getting darker. Because of the strength of the wind, the birds are really struggling to fly. You can see the direction of the wind from the coconut trees.
“When the red flag is up, you need to keep away from the water,” he added. “I hope no coconuts fall on anybody’s head! In a short space of time, I can’t believe how much rain there is! This is Layth from Juweirah Hawana! Stay safe.”
Further inland, BSS eighth-year student Ayla Tasneem was taking a keen interest in the wildlife that had surfaced due to Luban.
“It [Luban] was category one, but it’s downgraded to a tropical storm, so that means it’s less than category one. During the rain, you might see many toads and frogs. “This is a toad,” she added, holding one up. “Now they like rainy seasons. Because snakes like to eat them, their habitat is like this. They like to live in ponds and they also like shade and lots of rocks.”
Another video taken by BSS P.E. school teacher Jimmy Fry showed dense rain clouds gathering over Salalah and the neighbouring town of Sadah.
