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EVENTS AFFECTING TRAVEL ITINERARIES & TRAVELER SAFETY !
e-Travel Alerts for Wednesday February 11th, 2009

D = Disaster   W = Warning   C = Caution   I = Info


GLOBAL

TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES - None at this time Details

EARTHQUAKES - Fiji Details

H5N1 - Status - 52 Countries, 403 Cases, 254 Deaths (63%)Details


Afghanistan

  W 

11 Feb

Suicide attackers and gunmen have targeted three government buildings in Kabul, leaving 19 people dead. Details


Australia

  C 

11 Feb

New fires in Australia. Details


Azerbaijan

  C 

18 Mar

Constitutional referendum on abolishing presidential term limits. Details

  I 

11 Feb

Commander of Azerbaijan's air force has been shot dead outside his house in Baku. Details


Bahrain

  W 

11 Feb

Protesters set fire to garbage and tires to block roads despite a security crackdown to disperse demonstrators protesting over the arrest of shiite activists.


Barbados

  C 

11 Feb

Labour strike. Most businesses and services are currently closed due to demonstrations in the streets.


Democratic Rep. Of Congo

  I 

11 Feb

Torrential rains in Mbandaka. Details


Ethiopia

  I 

11 Feb

Police arrest a suspect in the death of a 25-year-old American diplomat found dead in his home in Addis Ababa. Details


Fiji Islands

  W 

11 Feb

2 5.5 earthquakes. Details


France

  C 

19 Mar

French unions calling for a national day of action on March 19. Details

  I 

13 Feb - 2 Mar

Carnival de Nice - Feb 13 to March 2.

  I 

11 Feb - 12 Feb

Thousands of students march in Paris to demand an increase in scholarship funds and protest government plans to cut university jobs. Details

  W 

11 Feb

Interpol issues a security alert for 85 suspected al Qaeda-linked terrorists wanted by Saudi Arabia. Details


Gabon

  I 

11 Feb

Police arrest two European journalists for posing as tourists while they tried to dig up a story on French Foreign Minister. Details


Germany

  I 

19 Feb - 20 Feb

Carnival celebrations in western and southwestern Germany. Cities affected include Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz.


Grenada

  I 

11 Feb

Doctor's strike. Details

  I 

11 Feb

Medical suppliers suspend deliveries until state hospitals pay their debt. Details


Guadeloupe

  I 

11 Feb

Labour strike continues.


Guatemala

  C 

11 Feb

Gang members throw a molotov cocktail on a public bus after the driver refused to extortion demands in La Parroquia bus station. 4 injured.


India

  I 

11 Feb - 15 Feb

Aero India 2009 air show Feb. 11-15 at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bangalore. Security measures put in place for the 5 day show.

  W 

11 Feb

U.S. WARDEN MESSAGE: Exercise caution when traveling to the northern region of the eastern India state of West Bengal, including the areas of Siliguri, Darjeeling, and Dooars, to the continuing possibility of civil disturbances and demonstrations arising from the Gorkhaland independence movement. Details


Indonesia

  C 

11 Feb

Rally held in East Java over unpaid compensation of victims of a mud volcano near Surabaya.


Iran

  C 

11 Feb

Revolution Day. Government-sponsored gatherings, some with an anti-U.S. character, are likely.


Iraq

  W 

11 Feb

16 people killed in two explosions at a bus terminal in Baghdad. Details


Israel, The West Bank And Gaza

  I 

11 Feb

Two main Israeli parties are seeking coalition partners to form a government. Details


Italy

  I 

17 Feb - 20 Feb

Venice Carnival.


Lebanon

  W 

14 Feb

Anniversary of 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Demonstrations and commemoration rallies likely. Violence possible in Beirut.


Madagascar

  W 

11 Feb

U.S. WARDEN MESSAGE: Political rallies and marches throughout the greater Antananarivo area including Avenue de l’Independence, Democracy Square Park and Mahanasina Stadium. 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM curfew remains in effect for the Antananarivo region. Details

  I 

11 Feb

Opposition leader calls a general strike urging people to stay home. Details


Martinique

  C 

11 Feb

Ongoing labour strikes. 20,000 people protesting in the streets. Several stores and restaurants have been looted. Gas stations currently closed.


Mexico

  C 

18 Feb

National Confederation of Transportation Workers union are expected to protest on February 18th.

  C 

17 Feb

Protest at the Luz y Fuerza del Centro electricity company and the Federal Electricity Association. Transportation delays expected.

  

11 Feb

Gun battles between suspected drug gang members and troops leave 21 dead in Villa Ahumada, a farming town in Chihuahua state. Details


Montenegro

  

12 Feb - 13 Feb

Public demonstration by aluminum factory workers outside the Government Building on Jovana Tomaševica Street from Feb 12-13. Details


Nepal

  C 

18 Feb

Democracy Day. Protests possible.


Nigeria

  C 

9 Feb - 11 Feb

3 day strike by oil workers. Details


Pakistan

  W 

11 Feb

Bombing in Peshawar wounds six people. Details


Panama

  C 

11 Feb

Residents of La Chorrera City block the highway lanes leading to Panama City.


South Africa

  C 

11 Feb

Taxi drivers protest in Cape Town.

  C 

11 Feb

Arsonists set fire to ANC offices in Eastern Cape. Details


Spain

  W 

11 Feb

ETA remains active in Spain, and further attacks are a possibility in the period leading up to the March 1 regional elections.


Sudan

  I 

11 Feb

180,000 men, women and children who fought in the civil war begin to demobilize in Sudan, returning to civilian life. Details


Thailand

  W 

27 Feb - 1 Mar

UDD threatens to hold a rally at the foreign ministry in Bangkok February 27 - March 1. Traffic disruption likely in the area and exposure to violence.


Trinidad And Tobago

  C 

11 Feb

Residents of Laventille are forced to leave their homes due to gang wars in the area. Details


Ukraine

  C 

12 Feb

Trade unions to protest outside the building of the Kyiv city state administration. Details


United Kingdom

  W 

10 Feb - 11 Feb

Activists from Unite Against Fascism plan a rally outside the General Teaching Council in Victoria Square in the City of Birmingham, against an expected British National Party demonstration. Violence possible.


United States

  I 

16 Feb

President's Day - Feb. 16.

  C 

10 Feb - 11 Feb

Multiple tornadoes touch down in central Oklahoma causing extensive damage to businesses in northwest Oklahoma City. Details


Venezuela

  C 

15 Feb

Referendum aimed at removing presidential term limits.

  C 

12 Feb

Day of Youth Feb 12. Students calling for demonstrations on Victoria Avenida in Caracas.

  C 

12 Feb - 13 Feb

President calls for demonstrations Feb 12-13, in support of the amendment to remove presidential term limits.

  C 

11 Feb

President accuses opposition party and private media of starting a religious war. Details


Zimbabwe

  I 

11 Feb

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai sworn in as prime minister. Details



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