******************************Travel Alerts********************************** D = Disaster W = Warning C = Caution I = Info GLOBAL EARTHQUAKES - Papua Guinea, Philippines, China TROPICAL STORMS, HURRICANES & CYCLONES - Low Pressure Area - Mexico (South-Southwest Acapulco) Low Pressure area - Philippines - > Afghanistan Country Risk Level - Extreme C 9 Jun - 10 Jun Jalalabad - At least four people have been injured in Jalalabad after armed gunmen wearing suicide vests attacked a courtroom in the Appeal Court building in Police District 4. Belgium Country Risk Level - Low C 9 Jun Tielt, Sint-Niklaas, Antwerp - Parts of Belgium were hit by heavy thunder and hail storms. The Met Office warns of more storms sweeping across the country. Brazil Country Risk Level - Medium W 9 Jun - 10 Jun Parana State - A state of emergency has been declared in 77 cities in the state of Parana. At least nine people have been killed by floods in southern Brazil that has washed away bridges and left hundreds homeless. China Country Risk Level - Medium C 9 Jun - 10 Jun 5.0 Earthquake 14km NNW of Suhe Djibouti Country Risk Level - High W 9 Jun US TRAVEL WARNING: Countrywide - US citizens advised of the risks of travel to Djibouti. US citizens in Djibouti should evaluate their personal security situation in light of specific threats from terrorism. The US Government continues to receive information about potential terrorist threats aimed at Western (including US) and Djiboutian interests in Djibouti. France Country Risk Level - Low C 10 Jun - 11 Jun Countrywide - Workers of the state-owned SNFC rail services to strike throughout the country from 1900 on June 10th through at least 1900 June 11th protesting rail reform proposals. Strikes could be extended past the proposed end times. While disruptions are highly likely on most SNCF routes, all night train services will probably be canceled. C 9 Jun - 10 Jun West & North - France’s meteorological service has put 32 departments in the country’s west and north on orange alert until 3 am on Tuesday for violent storms with heavy rain, hail, intense lightning activity and strong winds. C 9 Jun Paris - Tourists were evacuated from the Pont des Arts footbridge in central Paris over the weekend, after more than two metres of railing collapsed, crumbling under the weight of a thousand so-called love locks. India Country Risk Level - High C 11 Jun Kochi - Private bus owners threaten to strike from June 11, over road issues. C 7 Jun - 10 Jun Lucknow - Thousands of people enraged by power cuts during an extreme heat wave rioted across northern India, setting electricity substations on fire and taking power company officials hostage. Iraq Country Risk Level - Extreme C 9 Jun Tuz-Khurmato - Up to 25 people were killed and 145 others wounded in two suicide bombings in the ethnically mixed Iraqi city of Tuz-Khurmato in Salahudin province. Italy Country Risk Level - Low W 11 Jun Countrywide - UPDATE June 9 - Italian ENAV air traffic controllers to conduct a work stoppage on June 11 from 12:30 to 4: 30 pm local time. Flight delays and cancellations can be expected. Travelers are recommended to reconfirm flight status with airline. W 10 Jun Rome - A 4-hour ATAC transportation strike has been called by the unions for Tuesday, June 10. The strike will affect Metro, buses, trams, and all other local transportation (Roma-Lido, Termini-Giardinetti, and Roma-Viterbo). All runs will stop from 11:00-15:00. U.S. MESSAGE - C 9 Jun Countrywide - ENAV air traffic controllers strike on June 11th from 12.30-4.30 pm Ixtapa Country Risk Level - Medium C 9 Jun A low pressure system located about 150 miles south-southwest of Zihuatanejo. This system will likely become a tropical depression during the next day or two while it moves generally west-northwestward at 5 to 10 mph. Interest along the Mexican Rivera should be prepared for heavy rains and flash flooding along with mudslides for the next several days. Kenya Country Risk Level - High C 9 Jun U.S. SECURITY MESSAGE - Nairobi - Violent students protests are taking place along State House Road in Nairobi. U.S. citizens are urged to avoid State House Road and to exercise caution around any large gatherings. Monitor local media for updates on the situation. Kuwait Country Risk Level - High C 10 Jun Kuwait City - Opposition activists to stage an anti-corruption rally in Erada Square, on June 10, at 8:30 pm. Lebanon Country Risk Level - Extreme C 9 Jun - 10 Jun Bekaa - Unknown assailants kidnapped at gunpoint an Egyptian national in Hawch-Bay in Baalbek. Libya Country Risk Level - Extreme C 9 Jun - 10 Jun Tripoli - Libyas Supreme Court ruled on Monday that parliaments election of Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq a month ago was unconstitutional. C 9 Jun Tripoli - Libyans have been forced to queue for hours for petrol in the capital Tripoli over the past few days. Mexico Country Risk Level - High C 9 Jun Zihuatanejo - A low pressure system located about 150 miles south-southwest of Zihuatanejo. This system will likely become a tropical depression during the next day or two while it moves generally west-northwestward at 5 to 10 mph. Interest along the Mexican Rivera should be prepared for heavy rains and flash flooding along with mudslides for the next several days. Mongolia Country Risk Level - Medium C 9 Jun U.S. SECURITY MESSAGE - Ulaanbaatar - Mongolian authorities have confirmed social media reports that demonstrations are expected to take place on Chinggis Khan Square (former Sukhbaatar Square) in Ulaanbaatar from 2pm to 5pm on June 9. Activist Minjuur Tudevjaviin and his supporters will be demonstrating with the stated purpose of spreading their anti-nuclear message. Pakistan Country Risk Level - Extreme C 9 Jun Karachi - UPDATE June 9 AM - The Jinnah International Airport in Pakistans southern port city of Karachi reopened to passengers on Monday afternoon following Sunday nights terrorist attack that killed 19 people and injured 25 others. W 9 Jun UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: - UK citizens advised that on June 8-9, there was a terrorist attack on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi resulting in a number of deaths. The airport has reopened, but there may be disruption to flights and additional security measures in place. Check with your airline for further information. C 9 Jun UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: Countrywide - UK citizens advised that polio vaccination certificate requirements. C 9 Jun North Waziristan District - Tens of thousands of people from Pakistan´s most troubled tribal district have fled their homes fearing a long-awaited military operation is imminent. Papua Guinea Country Risk Level - Medium C 9 Jun 5.1 earthquake. 54km WSW of Panguna. Philippines Country Risk Level - High C 9 Jun - 10 Jun 5.2 Earthquake 23km NW of Bulata C 9 Jun Luzon - At least two flights between Metro Manila and Northern Luzon were canceled before noon Monday, as a low-pressure area off Northern Luzon brought rain to parts of Northern and Central Luzon. Russian Federation Country Risk Level - High C 9 Jun Siberia - More than 1,000 local residents have been evacuated in the last 24 hours in the Altai Krai region in Russias Siberia, which has been hit by devastating floods. Spain Country Risk Level - Low C 9 Jun Durango, Pamplona - More than 100,000 supporters of Basque independence formed a human chain on Sunday to claim the Basque Country’s right to decide on their region’s future in a referendum. Taiwan Country Risk Level - Low C 9 Jun Countrywide - CDC issues cautionary alert to travelers to the Caribbean to take precautions against Chikungunya, warning of a surge in infections of the disease. Thailand Country Risk Level - High I 9 Jun Countrywide - Military junta announces the lifting of the curfew in Koh Chang of Trat province, Hat Yai of Songkhla province and Koh Pangan of Surat Thani province, all of which are popular tourist destinations. The remaining parts of the country will remain under the midnight to 4am curfew currently in place. Turkey Country Risk Level - High C 9 Jun Southeast - Demonstrators and police have clashed in Kurdish-dominated southeast Turkey, over the construction of a military out post. Ukraine Country Risk Level - Extreme W 9 Jun Lugansk - Some Luganski residents have been forced to leave the troubled city since Kiev intensified the military crackdown on the country’s east. W 9 Jun - 30 Jun UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: - UK citizens advised that the Ukrainian International Airlines have cancelled a number of flights to and from Donetsk up to and including June 30. W 9 Jun Slavyansk - Residents of Slavyansk say they have been without running water and power for days and Kiev’s artillery has resumed shelling the city. United Kingdom Country Risk Level - Medium C 21 Jun North Wales - 2nd strike by fire fighters on June 21 from 10 am to 5pm. The number of staff expected to strike is high, and will result in a reduction in the resources available. C 12 Jun North Wales - Fire Brigades Union members throughout the region will take industrial action on Thursday, June 12 from 9am, prompting warning for residents in the area to take extra care. C 9 Jun Liverpool - Workers in Liverpool’s passport office could go on strike as their union rows with government over backlogs. Travellers now face waits of two months and upwards to get their documents from offices across the UK. United States Country Risk Level - Medium C 9 Jun Colorado - Aurora - Several tornadoes touched down as a line of severe thunderstorms swept through Colorado, with one of the twisters hitting near a junior golf tournament and injuring a caddy and others causing property damage. I 9 Jun Las Vegas, NV - A married couple gunned down two Las Vegas police officers at a pizza restaurant, then ran across the parking lot to a Walmart, where they killed a shopper at the stores entrance. Venezuela Country Risk Level - High C 9 Jun Tachira State - Disruptive and potentially unruly protests likely in the western state of Táchira, and particularly in its San Cristóbal capital during indefinite strike called by bus operators from June 9th, demanding better working conditions. Yemen Republic Country Risk Level - Extreme C 9 Jun - 10 Jun Marib Province - Armed Yemeni tribesman kidnapped a foreign expert working for a U.S. oil company and his 2 Yemeni security bodyguards in Marib province while they were driving to Sanaa.
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