Securely Travel Brief – 15 May 2018

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

SUMMARY:

Israel - Continued protests along Gaza
Indonesia - Multiple warning following series of bombings in Surabaya
United States - Volcano activity in Hawaii

Israel - Continued protests along Gaza

#Palestine: At least 59 people killed in #Gaza protests as #US relocates its Israeli embassy to #Jerusalem https://t.co/aHcdiVhG4J pic.twitter.com/u7rl2VXJPR

— GSI (@dailyGSI) May 15, 2018

Indonesia - Multiple warning following series of bombings in Surabaya

The United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia have all issued travel alerts concerning Indonesia. The bombings which have occurred in Surabaya in each instance a family, including their children carried out the suicide bombings. If traveling to Indonesia, exercise caution.

We have updated our #Indonesia travel advisory to include information about explosions in Surabaya on 13 and 14 May 2018. Our risk levels haven't changed, we continue to advise caution throughout Indonesia: https://t.co/twXk7z2UxB pic.twitter.com/WImAyqy8Fg

— NZ Embassy Jakarta (@NZinJakarta) May 15, 2018

#UPDATE Family of five, including a child, carry out suicide bombing of police HQ in Indonesia - a day after a deadly wave of attacks on churches staged by another familyhttps://t.co/d9G6aWInYa pic.twitter.com/m1jrSymvzl

— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 14, 2018

United States - Volcano activity in Hawaii

The Kilauea volcano continues to rumble and create new fissures, current count 20, all producing lava and toxic Sodium-Dioxide gases. The USGS warns residents in lower Puna are of the Big Island of Hawaii should remain informed. Tourists should avoid the area.

This eruption is still evolving and additional outbreaks of lava are possible. Ground deformation continues and seismicity remains elevated in the area. The location of future outbreaks could include areas both uprift (southwest) and downrift (northeast) of the existing fissures, or, existing fissures can be reactivated. Communities downslope of these fissures could be at risk from lava inundation. Activity can change rapidly.

The two-thirds of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Remains Closed according to the National Park Service due to increased seismic and volcanic activity. The USGS expects the volcano to have a “steam explosion” at the summit of Kilauea Volcano. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a flight restriction that extends vertically 20,000 feet and 12 miles radius.

The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement: