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SUMMARY: Tensions are high on the Korean Peninsula, as US-ROK military exercises continue and the DPRK is launching missiles into the sea, including an apparently failed ICBM. In Ecuador, the situation has continued to deteriorate in Guayaquil, the government had declared a State of Emergency. Due to unrest the U.S. Embassy has restricted movements of Embassy personnel within Mogadishu. South Africa is about to experience a nationwide strike of civil servants and four of the nation’s unions, which may cause disruption in services. In the United States pediatric hospital bed shortage has become a reality, 17 states are more than 80 percent full. The children are being admitted in record numbers suffering from one or more of three respiratory ailments: COVID, pneumonia, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). In what appears to have been a targeted attack, former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan was shot in the foot.
Sections:
- Crisis
- Weather
- FEMA Disaster
- Health
- Government Travel Alerts, Advisories and Warnings
- Flight Misery Map (FlightAware)
United States - Nationwide pediatric hospital bed shortages are becoming acute as more children are being admitted with COVID, pneumonia and a respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. (NPR)
Ecuador: The situation in Guayaquil, Esmeraldas, Santo Domingo, and Duran remains dangerous. The Govt. of Ecuador declared a 30-day State of Emergency for Guayas & Esmeraldas provinces. Five Ecuadorian police officers and 2 citizens have been killed. Remain vigilant and monitor local media. (State Department)
Somalia: The U.S. Embassy introduced travel restrictions for U.S. govt personnel in Mogadishu for the immediate future (State Department)
North Korea: The country continues to launch missiles as a form of protest to the US-South Korea military exercises. An ICBM was launched and apparently failed, falling into the Sea of Japan. Tensions remain high. (Reuters)
South Africa: Civil servants in South Africa nationwide strike from Nov. 4. Four South African labor unions took a step toward joining the strike. (Bloomberg)
Pakistan: Former prime minister Imran Khan was shot in the foot in what appears to have been a targeted attack. He was traveling within Punjab in a truck. (NPR)
The most recent weather alerts from the government of the United States entities- USGS and the NWS on weather, storms, volcanoes and earthquakes in the U.S. The information is dynamic and is updated every 30 minutes.
- CVO Cascade Range GREEN/NORMAL - All volcanoes are at normal levels.
- HVO Kilauea ORANGE/WATCH - Kīlauea Volcano is erupting within Halemaʻumaʻu crater. The current situations are …
- CALVO GREEN/NORMAL - CA volcanoes at normal background levels of seismicity and deformation during past week.
- YVO Yellowstone GREEN/NORMAL - YVO Monthly Update: background seismicity and deformation
- AVO Great Sitkin ORANGE/WATCH - Slow eruption of lava continues.
- NHC Eastern North Pacific Outlook
- NHC Atlantic Outlook
- CPHC Central North Pacific Outlook
Latest information from the World Heath Organization (Pan American Health Organization) and the U.S. CDC travel alerts.
- Third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox
- Tuberculosis deaths and disease increase during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Watch - Floods in Nigeria
- Q&A with PAHO Chief of Immunization for World Polio Day
- La OPS lanza una guía para periodistas sobre verificación de información
- Statement on the thirteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
- La salud post pandemia y el logro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, a debate en Convención Internacional “Cuba Salud 2022”
- Alert - Ebola in Uganda
The most recent FEMA disaster relief and other announcements from FEMA Regions 1 through 10.
- Bowling Green Receives More Than $3.3 Million in Federal Funding
- Pike County Flood Survivors Can Now Be Considered for Direct Temporary Housing
- Stadiums Open their Doors for the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball Winter Season
- Federal Support for Hurricane Ian Tops $1.79 Billion; FEMA Provides $689 Million in Individual Assistance to Jumpstart Survivor Recovery
- FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in St. Louis Closes November 7
- Flood Insurance is a Valuable Resource
- FEMA Awards Vermont Over $13.2 Million For COVID Testing Expenses
- FEMA Awards Vermont More Than $3 Million For COVID Response Expenses
- FEMA Awards Over $6.7 Million to Tufts Medical Center for COVID-19 Staffing Costs
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The most recent travel alerts from the governments of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, and New Zealand. This presentation of alerts is dynamic and is updated every 30 minutes.
For a more comprehensive list of government travel alerts, visit the Travel Alert page (link above)
National Air Travel Misery Map
