Heavy rain flooded parts of Oman on Thursday, damaging properties and injuring dozens of people, state media reported.

According to Oman’s meteorology office, more seasonal rains are expected in the next few days.

The rains and floodwaters have dampened Eid spirits.“I will not have much of an Eid this time because part of my house is damaged. My windows have been smashed by the strong winds. The front door is hanging on its hinges, my garden has been ripped and all my flower pots are broken. It will cost me hundreds of rials to repair everything,” Khalifa Al Subhi, 66, from Nizwa in the Al Dakhliya region told the media.

Other Omanis regretly said it was a “double blow” to their planned Eid celebration that has already been overcast by the lockdown extension.

“We had not even overcome the disappointment of having a lockdown during Eid and now we have heavy rains that have damaged our properties. What else is there left for us?,” said Hamed Al Badri, 47, from Saham in the Al Batinah region.

“This is going to be the worst Eid that I can remember, things cannot get any worse than this.”

The flooding caused widespread power cuts, water logging of roads, forcing some people to flee their homes.

In excess of 15 towns across three regions were affected by the power cuts and about 20 had to be evacuated, Oman Television reported.

Residents of Sohar said they were rescued by police helicopters on Wednesday evening.

The ministry of electricity and water resources said most of the power cuts have been fixed, with remaining outages due to be restored before Friday morning.

Oman television reported that 55 people across the country were being treated in hospitals with injuries caused by rains and floods.

The country has imposed a 7pm to 4am night curfew from May 8 to May 15, replacing a 9pm to 4am lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19.

The Sultanate on Thursday reported 12 deaths from the virus, the highest number of fatalities this week, with 772 new infections.

The total number of cases registered in Oman has now reached 199,344, including 2,083 deaths.