An on-ground view of relief, rebuilding after Shaheen in Oman

An on-ground view of relief, rebuilding after Shaheen in Oman

It is safe to say that during a time of great need, these volunteers came forward to aid their countrymen. When the government called for volunteers, I was among the first to sign up: I could not bear to see the condition in which Shaheen had left the northern portion of my homeland. I was very pleasantly surprised to see there are thousands across the country who share the same mentality I do. Among them is the 80-year-old Nasser bin Abdullah Al Amri, who came all the way from Jabal Akhdar with his family to help people in Khabourah. “How can we sleep at night, knowing that our brothers and sisters in other parts of the country have lost everything, and are facing so many problems?” he told me, when I asked him why he had come, despite having no obligation to do so. When we first saw the situation in Khabourah, Suwaiq, and other parts of Oman where Shaheen left its trail of destruction, we wondered whether we were in a war zone. Many of those caught in the aftermath of Shaheen hoped what they were experiencing was just a very bad nightmare, and wished it would be over