Tropical Cyclone Shaheen bore down on Oman on Sunday, prompting authorities to delay flights to and from the capital, Muscat, and to urge residents to evacuate coastal areas.
A child who had been swept away by water was found dead, the state news agency said, and another person was missing.
The eye of the storm was about 60 km (40 miles) from Muscat and it was carrying top winds of 120 kph (75 mph) or more, a joint statement by the country's hazard, weather and civil aviation agencies said.
The storm's centre was expected to hit land during the late afternoon and evening, bringing very high winds and heavy rainfall, but the outer bands of the system were already being felt.
The national emergency committee said the power supply would be cut in al-Qurm, east of the capital, to avoid accidents. More than 2,700 pe
The deep depression has grown into cyclonic storm "Shaheen", swirling over Northeast Arabian Sea about 280 kilometers off Karachi, the Met Office said on Friday.
The "Shaheen" is barreling west-southwest to Makran and Oman coasts. It is away by some 230 kilometers off Ormara coast and 470 kilometers off southeast of Gwadar shorelines.
Cyclonic Storm "Shaheen" is tearing over the Northeast Arabian Sea at the speed of 65 kilometers to 85 kilometers an hour, turning the seas rougher around its center at present. It is expected to unleash widespread rain-wind-thunderstorms with scattered heavy to very heavy falls in Gwadar, Lasbela, Awaran, Kech, Khuzdar, Kalat and Panjgur districts of Balochistan till Sunday night, Oct 3
Scattered rain-wind-thunderstorms may also fall in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Dadu and Jamshoro, Thaparker, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allayar, Shaheed. Benazirabad, Noshero Feroz, Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Shikarpur Districts till today.
Sea is likely to remain very rough with a high tidal surge at times till Sunday, Oct 3, as the Met advised the fishermen to stay on the coast. Heavy rains may produce floods in Lasbela, Ormara, Pasni, Gwadar, Turbat and Jiwani. Windstorm may cause damage to the vulnerable structures, according to Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre of the Met Office Karachi.