**********************Travel Alerts************************ D = Disaster W = Warning C = Caution I = Info GLOBAL EARTHQUAKES - Azores Afghanistan Country Risk Level - Extreme C 26 May Kabul - A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle on Monday killed two Afghan defense ministry staffers and wounded at least nine others after he rammed into a bus carrying soldiers and civilian employees who were returning home from work. Azores Country Risk Level - Low C 26 May - 27 May 5.2 earthquake. Belgium Country Risk Level - Low C 26 May Brussels - Security has been stepped up at Jewish sites across Belgium after a gunman shot dead three people at the Jewish Museum in Brussels. Bosnia Herzegovina Country Risk Level - Medium C 26 May The U.S. State Department announced that it will send a team of civilian explosive experts to Bosnia and Herzegovina to assist in disarming thousands of landmines now threatening the local population. Heavy rains have started to uncover some of the buried mines and landslides and flooding have started to shift their location towards more populated areas. Brazil Country Risk Level - Medium I 10 Jun - 15 Jul TAM Airlines preparing for a different passenger flow throughout the WC tournament, in order to offer the best service possible to its customers over this time and deal with increased demand. The airline has developed a operations schedule which will be activated between June 10th and July 15th. C 26 May Countrywide - Staff at LATAM announced that unless pay is equalized throughout the groups operating divisions, their staff will strike during the World Cup, bringing airports grinding to a halt and disrupting over 300 international flights, many of which could end up being canceled. Burkina Faso Country Risk Level - High C 31 May Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso - Opposition groups protest on May 31, in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso. China Country Risk Level - Medium C 26 May Macao - 20,000 people took to the streets and demanded that the Macau government retract the legislation that provides top officials with what the protesters considered an unreasonable level of compensation after leaving office. East Timor Country Risk Level - Medium C 26 May AUSTRALIA DFAT TRAVEL ADVICE: - Australians advised that to exercise a high degree of caution in Timor-Leste because of the uncertain security situation and the possibility of civil unrest. Egypt Country Risk Level - Extreme C 26 May Countrywide - A huge security operation has been mounted by police and the military, amid fear of attacks by militants seeking to disrupt the polls. Guatemala Country Risk Level - Medium C 26 May 5.1 earthquake S of Puerto San Jose. Haiti Country Risk Level - High C 26 May Haiti/Turks and Caicos Islands - Haitian-based airline Sunrise Airlines ordered to stop operations to the Turks and Caicos Islands after the TCI Civil Aviation Authority determins that its counterpart in Haiti is inadequate to monitor the safety standards of Sunrise or any other Haitian carrier. Israel The West Bank Country Risk Level - High C 27 May - 28 May Jerusalem - Jerusalem Day - May 27-28. Expect increased security as events for Jerusalem Day take place. C 26 May - 27 May Jerusalem - An arsonist set fire to a Catholic church Monday at a contested site in Jerusalem during a visit by Pope Francis. No injuries reported. Jamaica Country Risk Level - Medium C 26 May - 27 May Kingston - Religious activists, students and colleagues gathered outside Jamaicas biggest university Monday to protest the firing of an HIV expert who testified on behalf of church groups defending an anti-sodomy law. Jordan Country Risk Level - High I 26 May Jordan declared the Syrian ambassador persona non grata and demanded his departure within 24 hours. Libya Country Risk Level - Extreme C 26 May Benghazi - Suspected Islamist gunmen kill a local journalist in the city of Benghazi on Monday. Mauritania Country Risk Level - High C 26 May AUSTRALIA DFAT TRAVEL ADVICE: - Australians advised to reconsider their need to travel to Mauritania at this time due to the high threat of terrorist attack including kidnapping and the unpredictable security situation. Mexico Country Risk Level - High C 26 May - 27 May Oaxaca - SNTE and CNTE education workers unions protest May 26-27. Protests are related to work issues. C 26 May - 27 May Hurricane Amanda - Update May 26th - Hurricane Amanda is now drifting slowly to the north-northwest and this motion is expected to continue through Tuesday. Other than a few minor islands well offshore such as Socorro Island, it is no threat to land. Amanda is expected to weaken quickly. Later this week, if not sooner, Amanda will have weakened to a tropical depression. Myanmar Country Risk Level - High C 27 May Naypyitaw - National League for Democracy demonstration on May 27. Opposition calling for amendments to the constitution. Caledonia Country Risk Level - Low C 26 May AUSTRALIA DFAT TRAVEL ADVICE: Australians advised that in May 2014, protests against Goro mine turned violent in the Goro and St Louis areas, requiring the intervention of security forces. Australians should follow the instructions of local authorities. Nigeria Country Risk Level - Extreme C 26 May Ogun State - Unspecified number of policemen feared killed as suspected pipeline vandals engage in an exchange of fire at the Arepo area of the southwestern Ogun State. Two other policemen also feared abducted by the suspected pipeline vandals. C 26 May - 27 May Abuja - Nigerias military has located nearly 300 school girls abducted by Islamic extremists but fears using force to try to free them could get them killed. Northern Ireland Country Risk Level - High C 26 May County Louth - Five men have been arrested after a suspected bomb was discovered by police in County Louth. The device was found in Kilcurry, north of Dundalk, near the border with Northern Ireland as part of an investigation into dissident republican activity. Norway Country Risk Level - Low C 26 May Southeastern - Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes in parts of Norway because of flooding caused by heavy rainfall aggravated by the spring melting of snow in the mountains. Pakistan Country Risk Level - Extreme C 26 May Karachi - Nine people died as incidents of violence continued in Karachi. C 26 May AUSTRALIA DFAT TRAVEL ADVICE: - Australians advised that updated information on poliovirus and about bombings in Islamabad on May 24. Reconsider your need to travel to Pakistan overall due to the very high threat of terrorist attack, kidnapping, sectarian violence and the unpredictable security situation. C 26 May - 27 May Lahore - Gunmen in Pakistan shot dead a visiting American cardiologist from the minority Ahmadi sect in front of his wife and toddler son on Monday as they left a cemetery after visiting relatives graves. Panama Country Risk Level - High I 26 May Boquete - 2 Dutch women missing disappeared from the town of Boquete in Panamas western highlands. The had travelled to Boquete to do social work with children after completing a two-week Spanish course. Russian Federation Country Risk Level - High I 31 May Moscow - UPDATE May 26 - Moscow officials have denied permission for the gay parade. LGBT activists will move forward with the event. Activists to request permission from Moscow mayors office to hold a gay-pride parade in Moscow on May 31. C 26 May Moscow - Bomb threat at Moscows luxury department store TsUM. 200 people were evacuated from the building on Moscows central Ulitsa Petrovka. The bomb warning is the second to scare the capital in two days, with shopping center Mega Khimki in Moscows suburbs evacuated on Sunday following a similar call, though no explosive devices were found on the scene. C 26 May Siberia - Severe wildfires have been burning in Siberia. Aircraft are combatting the flames, diverting them from towns and villages. Serbia Country Risk Level - Medium C 26 May The U.S. State Department announced that it will send a team of civilian explosive experts to Serbia to assist in disarming thousands of landmines now threatening the local population. Heavy rains have started to uncover some of the buried mines and landslides and flooding have started to shift their location towards more populated areas. Sierra Leone Country Risk Level - High C 26 May Kailahun District - Four people, including a health worker, have died of Ebola in eastern Sierra Leone, the first confirmed cases in the country. They died in Kailahun district, which borders Gueckedou in Guinea where the outbreak started in March and has killed more than 145 people. Solomon Islands Country Risk Level - Medium C 26 May 5.0 earthquake E of Lata. Spain Country Risk Level - Low C 26 May - 27 May Barcelona - Police clashed with protesters who burned bins and vehicles in Barcelona on Monday as anger boiled over at the eviction of activists from a well-known squat. Officers made several arrests as hooded youths smashed windows and hurled stones at police and journalists in the streets of the northeastern city. Tajikistan Country Risk Level - High C 26 May UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: - UK citizens advised that there was an outbreak of localized violence in Khorog, the administrative centre of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, a region close to the Afghan border, on May 21, 2014, with a second incident on May 24. The situation is currently calm but tense and further violence remains possible. Thailand Country Risk Level - High C 26 May Countrywide - Thailands coup leader has received royal endorsement to lead the politically divided kingdom and quickly threatened to crack down on any further agitation after a weekend of angry protests. C 26 May AUSTRALIA DFAT TRAVEL ADVICE: - Australians advised that martial law continues to be imposed and a nationwide curfew is in place between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. hrs until further notice. The security situation remains volatile. Authorities have advised that the curfew will not apply if travelling to or from an airport. Since the military coup there have been a number of anti-coup demonstrations in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand, including in areas frequented by tourists. The military has arrested some participants for failing to comply with orders to cease protest activity. These confrontations are potentially volatile. Turks And Caicos Country Risk Level - Low C 26 May Haiti/Turks and Caicos Islands - Haitian-based airline Sunrise Airlines ordered to stop operations to the Turks and Caicos Islands after the TCI Civil Aviation Authority determins that its counterpart in Haiti is inadequate to monitor the safety standards of Sunrise or any other Haitian carrier. Ukraine Country Risk Level - Extreme W 26 May Donetsk Airport - A group of Russian and foreign reporters have come under fire by Ukrainian law enforces half-a-kilometer from the international airport of Donetsk. Residents of districts located close to the airport are being evacuated. The traffic in Donetsk downtown, as well as all the approaches to the international airport are blocked by traffic police. C 26 May Countrywide - Exit polls suggested candy tycoon Petro Poroshenko won Ukraines presidential election in the first round Sunday. United States Country Risk Level - Medium C 26 May Soldotna, AK - A wildfire chewing through the forest in an Alaskan wildlife refuge has expanded in size, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of 1,000 structures. The massive fire in Alaskas Kenai Peninsula covered nearly 243 square miles and was 30% contained. C 26 May Flagstaff, AZ - Firefighters slowly making progress in controlling a wildfire burning in a northern Arizona canyon. Mandatory evacuations will likely remain in place in Oak Creek Canyon from Slide Rock State Park to Sterling Springs Hatchery. C 26 May Grand Junction, CO - Emergency crews were searching for three people reported missing after a large mudslide struck in western Colorado’s Mesa County. C 26 May Texas - 2 killed, 1 injured as 2 boats collide along a bend of the Angelina River in east Texas, not far from the Louisiana line. Authorities investigating what led to the collision.
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 04:45:57 +0000
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