Island Of Socotra Hit By Cyclone

According to cnn.com, "Seventeen people are missing after tropical Cyclone Mekunu (Meh-Koo-Noo) swept through Yemen's southern island of Socotra... ahead of its expected landfall later Friday near the border of mainland Yemen and Oman." The Cyclone has reportedly also swept away three cars and two capsized ships. As a result the Yemeni government has declared Socotra a 'disaster zone.' The cyclone is now circling the border of Oman and Yemen.