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The latest news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Tragedy strikes as scientists’ bodies found after going for walk in Norwegian mountains and being swept away by avalanche

News TeamMay 21, 2019

The tragedy unfolded on Sunday when the bodies of scientists Anna Górska and Michał Sawicki at the Polish Polar Station in Hornsund, were found after disappeari...

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The latest travel advice from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: How to stay safe during a tropical storm or hurricane

News TeamMay 21, 2019

Riding out a storm inside your home can be frightening. The rain, howling winds and the threat of tornadoes can make the security of your home feel compromised....

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Quick Read: US weather service issues highest tornado warnings in two years

News TeamMay 21, 2019

More than two million people in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle are in harms way after the National Weather Service's Storm Prevention Centre announced a threat level-five warning - their highest - for violent tornadoes as well as warnings for signi...

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Quick Read: Security concerns as Mozambique grapples with cyclone

News TeamMay 16, 2019

Macomia, Mozambique - A series of deadly attacks across northern Mozambique has shaken the region in the aftermath of a cyclone disaster.... Read the full artic...

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The latest news on air travel from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Eleven injured as storm causes plane to slide off runway in Myanmar

News TeamMay 9, 2019

Images on Facebook showed a crumpled Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane lying on the grass at the side of the runway.... Read the full article at the publisher's s...

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Quick Read: Emergency in Paraguay after flooding from torrential rains

News TeamMay 9, 2019

Paraguay declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in a province along the border with Argentina as torrential rains continued to swell rivers and cause floods. About 40,000 Paraguayans have been forced to evacuate their homes in recent weeks due to...

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The latest weather news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Freak storms hit Italy leaving one man dead and another missing

News TeamMay 8, 2019

In Sicily, an unexpected gust of wind killed a 65-year-old German kitesurfer on the islands of the Stagnone nature reserve, smashing him against a parked car as...

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Quick Read: India cyclone kills at least 33, hundreds of thousands homeless

News TeamMay 7, 2019

PURI, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless after a cyclone packing winds of about 200 km per hour slammed into eastern India, ri...

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The latest health news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Cholera Reported in Mozambique a Week After Cyclone

News TeamMay 3, 2019

Officials in northern Mozambique have declared a cholera outbreak caused by a lack of clean water left behind from Cyclone Kenneth.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.voanews.com/a/cholera-outbreak-in-n-mozambique-a-week-af...

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Travel Advice: Tropical Cyclone Fani to hit India and Bangladesh in next 24 hours, advice and info for travellers

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Tropical Cyclone Fani - also known as Storm Fani - is set to make landfall India and Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, with the equivalent strength of at least a...

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Quick Read: Romania tornado overturns bus and leaves 12 hurt

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Several people were injured when a tornado barrelled through southern Romania, forcing a bus off the road and overturning it in a nearby field. Twelve people on...

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Quick Read: Five killed as giant dust storm sweeps through southern Iraq

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Five people have died after a deadly dust storm hit southern Iraq. More than 60 people were also injured after the storm swept through several cities on Monday.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl...

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The latest news on India from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: India launches mass evacuation, warns tourists, as cyclone bears down on east coast

News TeamMay 1, 2019

BHUBANESHWAR, India (Reuters) - India has started evacuating hundreds of thousands of villagers living along its northeastern coastline ahead of a severe cyclon...

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Quick Read: Heightened flood risk to target south-central US this week

News TeamMay 1, 2019

Repeating downpours will put the south-central United States at risk for flash flooding and travel disruptions as April ends and May begins.... Read the full ar...

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The latest news on shipping from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Drought hits Panama Canal shipping, highlights climate fears

News TeamApril 30, 2019

An intense drought related to this year's El Nino phenomenon has precipitously lowered the level of Panama's Gatun Lake, forcing the country's Canal Authority to impose draft limits this week on ships moving through the waterway's recently expanded l...

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Quick Read: Dozens dead in Indonesian floods, 12,000 more evacuated

News TeamApril 30, 2019

In Sumatra, authorities said that illegal coal mining was partly to blame for deadly landslides.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.s...

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The latest news on infrastructure from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Rain grounds Mozambique aid flights as cyclone death toll hits 38

News TeamApril 30, 2019

PEMBA, Mozambique (Reuters) - Rains grounded aid flights in northern Mozambique for a second day on Monday, hampering efforts to reach survivors of Cyclone Kenn...

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The latest news on Canada from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: New York braces for ‘worst-case’ flooding along Lake Ontario

News TeamApril 30, 2019

New York state is preparing for a "worst-case scenario" as water levels rise along Lake Ontario where flooding caused extensive damage in 2017, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. The Democrat was in Sodus Point in Wayne County to detail steps being taken...

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The latest aid worker news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Rain grounds Mozambique aid flights as cyclone death toll hits 38

News TeamApril 30, 2019

PEMBA, Mozambique (Reuters) - Rains grounded aid flights in northern Mozambique for a second day on Monday, hampering efforts to reach survivors of Cyclone Kenn...

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Quick Read: Montreal braces as floodwaters rise, dike bursts

News TeamApril 29, 2019

The eastern Canadian city of Montreal has declared a state of emergency as it braces for an inundation of floodwaters, which are not expected to reach their hig...

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Quick Read: Myanmar suffers record-breaking pre-monsoon heat

News TeamApril 29, 2019

Yangon, the main city in Myanmar, recorded 42 degrees Celsius on Friday. According to records retrieved from archives held by the Deutscher Wetterdienst, this was a new record for the city. The previous April high temperature was listed as 41.1C. The...

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Quick Read: Canadian capital Ottawa declares state of emergency as waters swell

News TeamApril 26, 2019

MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Rising waters are leading to further evacuations in central Canada, with the mayor of the country’s capital Ottawa declaring a state...

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Feature: Forest Ray – Poor aviation safety standards, rescue scams and faulty trekking equipment in Nepal

Feature: Anja Shortland at King’s College London – Inside the ransom business – why kidnapping rarely pays

Feature: Eleanor Beevor at the IISS – The Allied Democratic Forces: the DRC’s most deadly jihadist group?

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Quick Read: Tragedy strikes as scientists’ bodies found after going for walk in Norwegian mountains and being swept away by avalanche

Quick Read: How to stay safe during a tropical storm or hurricane

Quick Read: US weather service issues highest tornado warnings in two years

Quick Read: Security concerns as Mozambique grapples with cyclone

Quick Read: Eleven injured as storm causes plane to slide off runway in Myanmar

Quick Read: Emergency in Paraguay after flooding from torrential rains

Quick Read: Freak storms hit Italy leaving one man dead and another missing

Quick Read: India cyclone kills at least 33, hundreds of thousands homeless

Quick Read: Cholera Reported in Mozambique a Week After Cyclone

Travel Advice: Tropical Cyclone Fani to hit India and Bangladesh in next 24 hours, advice and info for travellers

Quick Read: Romania tornado overturns bus and leaves 12 hurt

Quick Read: Five killed as giant dust storm sweeps through southern Iraq

Quick Read: India launches mass evacuation, warns tourists, as cyclone bears down on east coast

Quick Read: Heightened flood risk to target south-central US this week

Quick Read: Drought hits Panama Canal shipping, highlights climate fears

Quick Read: Dozens dead in Indonesian floods, 12,000 more evacuated

Quick Read: Rain grounds Mozambique aid flights as cyclone death toll hits 38

Quick Read: New York braces for ‘worst-case’ flooding along Lake Ontario

Quick Read: Rain grounds Mozambique aid flights as cyclone death toll hits 38

Quick Read: Montreal braces as floodwaters rise, dike bursts

Quick Read: Myanmar suffers record-breaking pre-monsoon heat

Quick Read: Canadian capital Ottawa declares state of emergency as waters swell

Travel Advice: Aid workers in Kenya advised to check ‘sufficient security arrangements’ in place to combat kidnap risk

Travel Advice: US Embassy in Nigeria warns terrorists are planning to kidnap Americans, Europeans in Borno

Travel Advice: US State Department and the FCO remind travellers of terror risk in Kenya during Ramadan

Travel Advice: US evacuates non-essential staff from Iraq, issues ‘do not travel’ warning – advice and information

Travel Advice: FCO warns of crime risks in Democratic Republic of the Congo, including increased threat in Lubumbashi

Travel Advice: Canadian authorities warn of crime targeting foreigners in Kyrgyzstan