NASA satellite image shows Tropical Cyclone Gonu churning over the Arabian Sea. Cyclone Gonu, the worst tropical storm to hit the Gulf in decades, made landfall in Iran on Wednesday afternoon, packing winds of 200 kilometres an hour and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, officials said.(AFP/NASA-HO)
This satellite image provided by NOAA and acquired Wednesday June 6, 2007 at 13:30 GMT shows Cyclone Gonu over the Arabian Sea. Oman evacuated tens of thousands of people Wednesday, suspended oil exports and closed a major port as a weakening Cyclone Gonu roared toward the Strait of Hormuz- the world's major transport artery for Persian Gulf oil. (AP Photo/NOAA)
BBC: Thousands flee Oman storm threat [strongest to hit the Arabian Peninsula since 1945]
