Alert Archive for February 2009
Heavy rain hit by flash flooding
Munich transport hit by strike
Security threat to airline
Airline crash update
Nationwide 24 hour strike
2 cities without power following bomb attack
Turkey plane crashes in Amsterdam
Mumps epidemic
Airport workers gone on 3.5 hour strike
Peru medics go on 48hr strike
Travellers may face strike disruption
Bomb kills 9 security guards at gas installation
Small bomb explodes in Lazkao
Threat to Mumbai train stations received
Further transport strike starts on the 24th Feb
Indefinite curfew in place following riots that resulted in the death of six people
Chaiten Volcano erupts
Rebel attack military base next to international airport
Tourists targetted in Cairo bombing
Curfew currently in effect
New Year and local elections raise risk of unrest
Large protests planned for 24th February
Many areas of NSW declared as a disaster zone
2 U.N diplomats were kidnapped by al-Qaeda
2 U.N diplomsts were kidnapped by al-Qaeda
Large car bomb discovered in Athens
Severe flooding in Narino province
Country put on terror alert
Forest Fires shut airport in Riau
Heavy gunfire in Malabo
Chinese worker released by militants
Taxi, bus & truck drivers stage 24 hour strike
Heavy rains shut main commercial route for 3 months
New bird flu case reported
Dozens killed and injured in attack on pilgrims
Nationwide transportation strike announced for 16th February
Demonstration likely to disrupt travel in Beirut
Passenger plane crash in New York State
Short duration strikes staged at 2 German airports
Earthquake hits part of Indonesia
Tibet closed to the public
Taxi driver protests in Cape town turned violent
Gang throw Molotov cocktail onto public bus
2nd case of Bird Flu in a week reported
New Bird Flu case reported in Egypt
21 die in gun battle in northern Mexico
General strike expected on 11 February even though leaders agree to talk.
Strong storms hit north of the country
Tidal wave hits North Jakarta
Family attacked at Kunming Airport
Panama City health workers go on strike
Travellers may encounter more frequent checkpoints when travelling on roads in Cancun following seiure of police headquaters
Recent snow is followed by rain and floods
Death toll continues to rise in wildfire disaster
Nelson Mandela Bay taxi drivers go on strike
Total Oil employees launch 3 day warning strike
Travellers should currently avoid non esssntial travel to the island
Security increased for national elections
ETA claim responsibility for Madrid explosion
100 extra police to protect travellers at Mexico City Airport
Tension mounts between Ecuador and the U.S
Twin-turboprop aircraft crash near Manaus kills 24
Wildfire death toll rises
Militants cell may have entered the country
Airport aims to be open 24hr by end of February
Internal political situation is precarious
Gunmen attack oil security vessel
Israel Railways employees launch strike
Heavy snowfall interupts transport for a second time in 4 days
Power cuts in Lahore
Major transport disruptions expected during 24 hr strike
Flight access issues continue
Cholera cases and number of deaths continue to rise
Person in contact with sick pigs tested positive for Ebola virus
Island on cyclone alert
Taxi drivers stage 1 day strike
Buenos Aires metro workers threaten strike following assult on guard
Rafah crossing to close
Rafah crossing to close
Activity at Mount Redoubt Volcano increases
Militant groups threaten "oil war"
Anti-government protests, have killed as many as 100 people and sparked fears of widespread political violence on the island.
Weather continues to affect all transport services
Preparations being made to test fire a long range ballistic missile
Health workers stage 24-hour strike
Georgetown airport to close at 18:00 until air traffic controllers dispute resolved
Further artillery attacks on hospital
Security will be heightened for Independence Da
FCO advise on local aircraft concerns
Madrid traffic affected by heavy snowfall
Flights from Paris delayed by bad weather
U.N official abducted
Volcano near Tokyo erupts
Operations at Delhi airport suffered delays due to hijack threat
Cali car bomb kills 2 and injures 30 more
Floods in southern state have killed 12 and affected 76,000
Over 110 killed in oil tanker fire
Hospital hit by shell fire
Heavy snow brings the UK to a hault
New case of bird flu announced
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