Category - Travel Alerts

(CNN) — One person died Friday in an apparent suicide bombing outside the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, police said. Ankara police and health officials said two others were injured in the blast, while Ankara Gov. Aladdin Yuksel said one person was wounded in addition to the one fatality. The suicide bomber also died, authorities […]

Severe storms have swept through Sydney and up the New South Wales coast, bringing down trees, cutting power and causing localised flooding. The storm cell is now in south-east Queensland, but is not expected to bring flood rains. The weather bureau says the storm has hit the state with 90kph winds. Earlier at Sydney Airport, […]

Turkey – Exercise a high degree of caution There is no nationwide advisory in effect for Turkey. However, you should exercise a high degree of caution due to crime and the threat of terrorist attacks. Regional Advisory for the border with Syria Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to the border […]

Thursday, January 31, 2013 Met Service issues Orange alert as high temperaturas persist The National Met Service (SMN) has upgraded the weather warning issued for extreme heat, from yellow to orange. Temperatures are expected to range between 25 and 36 degrees throughout today http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/123066/met-service-issues-orange-alert-as-high-temperaturas-persist

From FCO website: This advice has been reviewed and reissued with an amendment to the Travel Summary and the Terrorism section (threat of retaliatory attacks following French military intervention in Mali). The overall level of the advice has not changed; there are no travel restrictions in place in this travel advice for Morocco. Terrorism There […]

EGYPT – Exercise a high degree of caution There is no nationwide advisory in effect for Egypt. However, you should exercise a high degree of caution due to the unpredictable security situation and continued demonstrations throughout the country. For security reasons, the Embassy of Canada in Cairo will be closed until further notice. Regional Advisory […]