P482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:53/14 MALAWI (7/10/96) 1/2 Take care over personal security. Bj particularly careful after dark and avoid travel out of town at night. Even main roads are dangerous with potholes and abandoned unlit ve(iclis regularly causing serious accidents. Emjtgjncy sjtvices are almost non- ixistant. Armed hijackings of expensive cars and four-wheel drive vehicles has increased, day and night. In Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu and tourist spots such as Nkhata Bay, Senga Bay (aka Salima) and Cape Macliar be alert for muggers and conmen. Travel headlines 430 Front pag 1/16 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:54/17 2/16 MALAWI (7/10/:6) 2/2 In recent months sjvetal British visitors have been robbed at knifipoint in Senga Bay, Nkhata Bay and Blantyre. Teams of professional conmjn are operating in the Monkey BayOCape Macliar region. Extreme care should bj taken with people in these areas who try to become too friendly and offer to act as guides. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:13/20 3/16 MALAYSIA (23/10/96) Travellers to Malaysia flying ovjt Afghanistan should be aware that thjte are threats from military activity to civil aircraft overflying Afghanistan using routes V668, A466, G402 and V848. Some airlines continue to use these routes. Othjts, including all British carriers, use alternative routes, V876 and V500, on which the threat is assessed as minimal. Travellers should check direct either with travel agents or airlines which routes individual airlines are using. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:55/24 4/16 MA DIVES (18/9/96) Visitors should note that there are sevjte penalties for all drug offences. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weather Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:16/26 5/16 MALI (28O10/96) Mali is relatively trouble-free, but banditry is still a risk in the area north of Mopti, Gao and Timbuktu. Thjte have been isolated incidents of mugging in Bamako itself and visitors should avoid carting valuables in public. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weather Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:1)/19 6/16 MEXICO (23/9/96) 1O3 Armed robbery in urban areas is common. Resistance is frequently met with violence. Particular care should be taken on public transport, at airports, bus stations a^d popular tourist sites. Use only official airport taxis on arrival. After dark and in quiet urban areas use only taxis from authorised ranks (sitios). Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:10/21 7/16 MEXICO (23/9/96) 2/3 There is a risk of robbjty outside major cities particularly in the states of Michoacan, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Campeche. Avoid travel after dark and isolated bjachjs at all times. There have been recent incidents of violence in Southjtn Mexico against Mexican government installations, resulting in casualties among police and armed forces. Foreigners have not been targeted. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:11/16 8/16 ME ECO (23/9/96) 3/3 Tourist areas hit by recent incidents of violence have been Oaxaca State (including the resort of Huatulco), Gujrtito (Acapulco) and Chiapas. The main Pan American Highwa= (the (uxtla Gutierrez to San Cristobel road) has also been affected. Othjt incidents have been reported in Estado de Mexico, Puebla and Tabasco. Thjti is also tension in Northern and Central Chiapas. Travellers are advised not to venture off main roads without first seeKing local advise. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:14/49 9/16 MOLDOVA (27O9/96) Non-essential travel to Transdniisttia should bj avoided, as this region is not undjt Moldovan govjtnmjnt control and the situation is unpredictable. Those with essential business should register with the consular section of the British Embassy in Moscow, tel: 956 7200. Fax: 956 7420 Law and order is not a particular problem but keep expensive jewellery, watcher etc. out of sight. Dress and behave with common sense. Use officially marked taxis and do not share with strangest. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:28/22 10/16 MONGOLIA (16/10/96) Visitors may only enter the country by air ot by train. Entry overland by other means is not permitted. As communications within Mongolia are poor, providing consular assistance can bj difficult. Street crime is on the increase in Ulaanbaatar. It is not known whethjt maintenance procedures are always properly observed on internal flights. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CJEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:09/15 11/16 MONTSERRAT (14/10/96) 1/2 Montserrat experienced an explosive volcanic eruption on 17/18 September 1996 affecting most parts of the island. The capital, Plymouth, has been evacuated since April 1:96 for all but essential business. Visitors are not permitted to enter thjsj areas. Scientists have warned that there could be further explosions with little warning, which could result in heavy ashfall and debris falling over much of the South. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:52/18 12/16 MONTSERRAT (14/10/96) 2/2 Deposits of ash are experienced in some western and north western parts of the island. Scientists monitoring the volcano continue to believe that the north of Montserrat is safe from volcanic activity. All visitors to Montserrat should listen carefully to Radio Montserrat (MW 880 and FM 92.3 and 92.5) for volcanic reports which are broadcast twice a day at 0730 and 1930 hrs. local time, and on an ad doc basis during periods of increased activity. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:20/22 13/16 MOZAMBIQUE (7/8/96) 1/3 Armed robbjty and car hijacking are prevalent in Maputo and increasing. Do not walk alone or display cash ou jewellery. Avoid unfamiliar areas and down town at night. Armed banditry has sharply increased on roads outside Maputo. Attacks have been unnecessarily vicious and sometimes fatal. There are still unexploded mines on little-used roads. ' Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:21/15 14/16 MOZAMBIQUE (7/8/96) 2/3 Restrict travel to the following roads: Maputo to the Serrano Garcia bordjt post with South Africa; Maputo to the Namaacha border post with Swaziland; Maputo north as far as Inhambane; Beira/Zimbabwe (the Beira corridor); BeiraOMalawi (via the Tete corridor) Travel only between 0800-1500 and, if possible, in the company of two or more vehicles. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:23/27 15/16 MOZAMBIQUE (7/8/96) 3/3 The World Health Organisation has reported a meningitis epidemic in Cabo Delgado province in the northern region. Seek medical advice about immunisation before travelling. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Sun 01 Dec 23:51/12 16/16 NAMIBIA (23/10/96) While incidents of street and car theft are generally few, they are increasing and visitors should always be vigilant. Take local advice about areas to avoid and particularly stay awa= from the townships at night. When driving, take extra care on gravel roads which can bj dangerous. Malaria is djnjmic in the nozth. Seek medical advice before leaving the US on the type of prophylaxis to be taken if you expect to visit northern areas. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main Menu