Securely Travel Brief – May 04, 2018

Today’s Securely Travel brief is culled from the travel warnings and travel alerts found via news media, government and social networks.

Volcano erupting in Hawaii. General Strike called in Bolivia.

United States - Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii erupting

Yesterday afternoon Mount Kilauea began to erupt, and push lava up through cracks in the surface. Media and resident reports indicate that cracks in the surface preceded molten lava being pushed up and through those cracks, sometimes sending plumes of lava up into the air as high as 150 feet. The Hawaiian National Guard has been deployed to the Big Island to assist in the mandatory evacuation of approximately 10,000 residents (the population of the Big Island is approximately 185,000 plus tourists)

DEVELOPING STORY: Kilauea volcano erupted and released lava into a residential area in Hawaii on Thursday, leading to mandatory evacuations of nearby homes. https://t.co/X7HSqR4rwl pic.twitter.com/Rsk0FAPbaB

— CNN (@CNN) May 4, 2018

Yesterday Securely Travel issued “Four important tips to know before you go to Hawaii” where we discussed the situation on the Big Island, Oahu and Kauai. Travelers are urged to communicate with their host or lodging provider to determine if the volcano eruption or flood recovery has affected their travel plans.

National Guard deployed, emergency proclamations in effect for Kilauea eruption https://t.co/ZaiSpVWDG9 #808news pic.twitter.com/IbA004Ziip

— khon2 News (@KHONnews) May 4, 2018

Boliva - A general strike is anticipated

#LaPaz #Bolivia Security Alert: Protestors have implemented a general strike and several road blocks within Sucre, including main exit roads and roads to and from the airport. Size, scope, and duration of this strike and roadblocks unknown; no reported acts of violence. pic.twitter.com/6j4trceTcl

— Travel - State Dept (@TravelGov) May 3, 2018