Authorities evacuated hundreds of residents of the Iranian port of Chabahr on the Coast of Oman Sea on Wednesday out of fear of an approaching cyclone, a local official said. Southern Iran and the oil-rich Persian Gulf were next in its path of cyclone Gonu, which was lashing Oman's eastern coast since late Tuesday, with thousands of people evacuated from Oman's low-lying areas in what was the strongest recorded storm to hit the Arabian peninsula. Iranian state television said that floods, caused by the heavy rainfall, have already cut some major roads in southeastern Iran. Winds gusting up to 110 kilometer per hour (69 mph) have reached costal areas near the Jask town, 1,800 kilometers (1,125 miles) southeast of Tehran, the TV said. «University and school students were moved to higher ground in the area to avoid the cyclone effects,» Hojjat Ali Shayanfar, head of emergency services in Iran's Sistan Baluchistan province told The Associated Press.
