*************************Travel Alerts*************************** D = Disaster W = Warning C = Caution I = Info GLOBAL TROPICAL STORMS, HURRICANES & CYCLONES - Tropical Depression TWENTY-ONE-E - Baja California, Mexican Riviera Low Pressure Area - Virgin Islands Low Pressure Area - Western Pacific Tropical Cyclone Nilofar - Arabian Sea, Pakistan, India, Oman EARTHQUAKES - Indonesia Argentina Country Risk Level - Medium C 30 Oct Buenos Aires - Heavy rain and strong winds hit Buenos Aires City and province, causing floods, power outages, bringing down tress, and forcing over 1,000 people to evacuate. Benin Country Risk Level - Medium C 30 Oct Cotonou - Nearly 30 000 people demonstrated in the capital to back the oppositions call for local elections. Bolivia Country Risk Level - Medium C 30 Oct UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: - UK citizens advised that a list of taxi companies registered with the Mayor’s office in La Paz is available. Registered taxis display a sticker on their windscreen or windows. Burkina Faso Country Risk Level - High C 30 Oct AUSTRALIA DFAT TRAVEL ADVICE: - Australians advised that protests are currently taking place in Ouagadougou linked to a campaign of civil disobedience. The parliament and other buildings in Ouagadougou have been set on fire. C 30 Oct Ouagadougou - Anti government protests set fire to parliament. C 30 Oct CDN GOVT TRAVEL ADVICE: - Canadians advised that the Embassy of Canada in Ouagadougou will be closed today, Oct. 30. W 30 Oct UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: - UK citizens advised that serious and violent protests have been taking place in Ouagadougou, and have worsened with violence spreading to other parts of the country, including Bobo Dioulasso. There are reports of at least 3 demonstrators having been killed in Ouagadougou, with numbers of deaths likely to be much higher. W 30 Oct Countrywide - President declares a state of emergency after tens of thousands of people protest in the streets and set parliament ablaze. Cambodia Country Risk Level - High C 5 Nov - 7 Nov Phnom Penh - The annual Water Festival will be held from Nov. 5 to 7. Expect lengthy delays and large crowds. AU DFAT UK FCO - AU DFAT U.S. SECURITY MESSAGE - C 30 Oct UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: - UK citizens advised that to work in Cambodia, you’ll need a valid business visa and a valid work permit. Business visas are issued by the Immigration Department and are usually available on arrival in Phnom Penh airport, or at the Immigration Department. Chile Country Risk Level - Low C 5 Nov - 6 Nov Santiago - Chilean teachers call a 48-hour strike for November 5 - 6 and are considering the possibility of beginning an open-ended strike on Nov. 10 if their demands are not met. Colombia Country Risk Level - High C 30 Oct Bogota - The public transport system in Bogota is considered to be the most dangerous in the world for women. Ecuador Country Risk Level - High C 30 Oct AUSTRALIA DFAT TRAVEL ADVICE: - Australians updated assessment on the security situation in Carchi and Sucumbios provinces. Egypt Country Risk Level - Extreme C 30 Oct Cairo - Government tightens security at Cairo University with police patrolling in armored vehicles and security guards with metal detectors search all who enter. Finland Country Risk Level - Low C 30 Oct Helsinki - Hundreds of people were evacuated from a restaurant fire at the central railway station in Helsinki. France Country Risk Level - Low C 30 Oct Paris - Fresh clashes broke out overnight in Paris between police and activists protesting over the death of a young man who was killed during a demonstration against a controversial dam project. Germany Country Risk Level - Medium C 15 Nov Berlin & Hamburg - Demonstrations planned for Berlin and Hamburg on November 15 under the banner of Europe against the Terror of the Islamic State. Greece Country Risk Level - Medium C 1 Nov Athens - Workers union PAME to protest against poor working conditions at Syntagma Square, beginning at 12 noon. C 30 Oct Athens - Work stoppage by workers at the Metro, tram, and electric railway (ISAP) today. Honduras Country Risk Level - High C 30 Oct UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: - UK citizens advised that Tropical Storm Hanna has affected parts of the Honduran Caribbean coast, especially the department of Colon where serious damage to infrastructure has been reported. Iceland Country Risk Level - Low C 30 Oct Sauðárkrókur, Akureyri, Stykkishólmur - The Civil Protection Department alerted residents concering pollution levels. People advised to stay inside, close the windows and turn up the heating to keep the gas out while the pollution persists. Indonesia Country Risk Level - High C 30 Oct 5.7 earthquake. 130km N of Labuhankananga. I 30 Oct - 31 Oct Sumbawa - A search and rescue operation has been launched after an airplane with two people on board was reported missing in Sumbawa on Thursday morning. Iraq Country Risk Level - Extreme I 30 Oct The Pentagon will offer medical examinations and long-term health monitoring to service members and veterans who were exposed to chemical warfare agents in Iraq. Israel The West Bank Country Risk Level - Extreme C 30 Oct Jerusalem - Israeli authorities closed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound amid escalating tensions in Jerusalem, blocking all religious visitors from entering the mosque. The site, known as al-Haram al-Sharif to Muslims and as the Temple Mount to Jews, is considered a holy site for both religions. C 30 Oct Jerusalem - Clashes have erupted between Israeli security forces and Palestinian youth in East Jerusalem a day after a gunman on a motorcycle shot and seriously wounded a far-right rabbi. Mexico Country Risk Level - High C 30 Oct Baja California, Mexican Riviera - Tropical Depression #20 has been born and long term forecast has the storm becoming a hurricane and threatening Mexico next week. Interests along the northern Mexican Riviera and southern Baja should monitor the progress of this storm. North Korea Country Risk Level - Extreme W 30 Oct Countrywide - DPRK plans to quarantine all foreigners entering the country to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. All foreigners who enter the country will be subjected to a 21-day quarantine at designated places, but how thoroughly or strictly the measures will be implemented still remains a question, with no start date specified. UK FCO Norway Country Risk Level - Low C 30 Oct Western - Heavy rains in October 2014 caused floods in Flåm valley in the Sogn og Fjordane county in Western Norway. Risk of a possible dam breach and local authorities advising residents in the area of Høgabru, up to Flåm center, to evacuate. CDN GOVT U.S. EMERGENCY MESSAGE - Pakistan Country Risk Level - Extreme C 30 Oct Sindh - Drought in Sindhs Thar area. Armed forces to supply food and medicines to the drought-affected areas. Peru Country Risk Level - High C 30 Oct - 31 Oct 5.0 Earthquake, 112km WNW of Camana Philippines Country Risk Level - High C 1 Nov - 2 Nov Countrywide - Police have increased security for the observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ days on November 1 -2. C 30 Oct Western Pacific - A low pressure system 235 north-northeast of Yap Island has a high probability of becoming our next storm within 24 hours as it tracks westward. Interests in the Philippines should monitor the progress of this developing storm. Russian Federation Country Risk Level - High I 30 Oct Countrywide - As of January 1, 2015, Kyrgyz citizens will require travel passports to enter the Russian Federation and will no longer be able to use their national identification documents. Saudi Arabia Country Risk Level - Extreme C 30 Oct UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: - UK citizens advised of anonymous threat against British and other western teachers and schools. Senegal Country Risk Level - High I 30 Oct U.S. MESSAGE - Travelers intending to visit the United States must enter the US through one of five airports JFK in York, ark/NJ, Dulles in Washington DC, OHare in Chicago, and Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta. Travelers will be screened for Ebola. South Africa Country Risk Level - Medium I 30 Oct The National Ports Authority (NPA) has taken steps to ensure the Ebola virus disease does not enter South Africa through one of its main harbours, by screening all vessels (from certain countries) at anchor, prior to the vessels entering into the commercial port. C 30 Oct Cape Town - Wildcat strike by MyCiti bus drivers. Operations suspended at Circle East, Potsdam, Killarney, Du Noon, Usasaza bus stations. South Sudan Country Risk Level - Extreme C 30 Oct Bentiu - South Sudans army has repulsed rebel attacks on the key northern oil hub town of Bentiu. Sri Lanka Country Risk Level - Medium C 30 Oct CDN GOVT TRAVEL CAUTION: - Canadians advised that the monsoon season extends from December to March in the northeast and June to October in the southwest. C 30 Oct UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: - UK citizens advised that heavy rains and landslips affecting local transport in Badulla and Nuwara Eliya Districts. Sweden Country Risk Level - Low C 30 Oct Malmö, Gothenburg. Stockholm - Shootings continue in Swedens largest cities despite police efforts. Syria Country Risk Level - Extreme C 30 Oct Idlib Province - At least 60 people have been killed and dozens injured, activists say, after a Syrian government helicopter dropped two barrel bombs on a camp near al-Habeet for people displaced by fighting in the countrys north. C 30 Oct Kobane - Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were on the Turkish-Syrian border Thursday morning ready to enter Kobane, a northern Syrian town besieged by Islamic State (ISIS) fighters. Tunisia Country Risk Level - High C 23 Nov CDN GOVT TRAVEL CAUTION: - Canadians advised that presidential elections are scheduled to take place on Nov. 23. Demonstrations may occur in the period surrounding the elections. Ukraine Country Risk Level - Extreme C 30 Oct Kiev - A fire spreads through the oldest movie theater in Kiev during the showing of an LGBT movie. United States Country Risk Level - Medium C 30 Oct Countrywide - Homeland Security has increased security at federal buildings across the country, citing terror threats and recent attacks in Canada and elsewhere. I 30 Oct Wichita, KS - The 10-seater, twin-engine plane struck a building at Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport this morning. FAA investigating. Commercial airline traffic has not been disrupted. Yemen Republic Country Risk Level - Extreme C 30 Oct Radmah - Yemens Houthi rebels have captured the key city of Radmah in Ibb Province, a city that links Sanaa with the main southern city of Aden, after prolonged fighting with local tribesmen. Zambia Country Risk Level - High I 30 Oct Countrywide - Zambia in mourning as President Michael Sata dies.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 05:38:12 +0000
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