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SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou issued a warning to U.S. Citizens concerning travel within the country and ordered U.S. Embassy personnel to restrict travel. In Brazil, the city of Belo Horizonte is being effected by an indefinite strike. While in Chile the government has extended the State of Emergency in the areas of La Araucaria and Bio-Bio. On the weather front, NOAA has issued a report on the rising sea levels in the Arctic Sea and the U.S. State Department issued a warning about Typhoon Muifa making landfall in China. Meanwhile in Portugal, flooding is disrupting travel and there was a 6.7 earthquake in the vicinity of the Loyalty Islands. U.S. CDC issued an alert concerning the flooding in Pakistan and the health risks which accompany flooding.
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BURKINA FASO: The U.S. Embassy of Ouagadougou Burkina Faso discourages U.S. citizens from traveling on National Route 1 (between Ouahabou and Koumbia) at this time. U.S. government personnel are prohibited from conducting personal travel outside Ouagadougou city limits due to the high risk of terrorist attacks, kidnapping, and criminal activity.
Brazil: GadraWorld Crisis24 is reporting that the metro workers in Belo Horizonte Metro area are on an indefinite strike.
Chile: The government has extended their state of emergency in the La Araucania and Bio-Bio regions according to reporting from Gadra World Crisis24.
The latest updates on heatlh concerns when traveling from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention:
The 24 most recent travel alerts from the governments of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom. This presentation of alerts is dynamic and is updated every 30 minutes.
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