P482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:23/01 I /"£££"£££"£££ MALAWI (7/10/:6) 1/2 Take carR ovjt pjrsonan security. Bi particularly careful after dark and avoid travel out of town at ni£ht. Even main roads are dangerous whth potholes and abandoned unlit vehicles regularly causing sjtious accidents. Emergency 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 Maclear be alert for muggers and conmen. Travel headlines 430 Front pag 1/16 FCO 9 News Heads 'eathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 41:23/24 2/16 MALAWI (7O10/96) 2/2 In recent months several British visitors have been robbed at knifepoint in Senga Bay, Nkhata Bay and Blantyre. Teams of professional conmen are operating in the Monkey BayOCape Macliar region. Extreme care should be taken with people in these arias 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 Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:03/41 3/16 CC MALAYS A X23/10/96) Travellers to Malaysia flying over Afghanistan should@be aware that thjte are threats from military activity to %^iSO VU^VU O GG sui g routes V668, A466, G2p2 and V848. @ Some airlines continue to use thjsj 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 Weather Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 JanC21:14/1( 4/16 MALDIVES (17/12/96) Visitors to the Maldives should note tha t jri are ere a t es r a drug offences. @ Foreign Offic Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CJEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:14/34 5O16 MALI X28/10O:6) Mali is relatively trouble-erie, 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@: News Hcads Weather Main Mi.uP482 CEEFA 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:11/11 / 6 MEXICO (23/12/:6) 1O3 Thjti is a high inchdjnce gf armed robbery in yrban areas. Re3istanci iu frequently met with violence. Visitors are advised to take sensible preqautions and be alert. Particular care should be taken on public transport, at airports, bus stations and popular tourist sites. Use only taxis from authorised ranks (wjtios). Passengers using otPer taxis in Mexico City face a mzch higher risk of attack and robbery. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:15/21 )l<$|,|h<l4| h4|,h4 U@@ @ 7/16 MEXICO X23/12/z6) 2/3 There is a risk of robbery outside major cities particularly in the stater of Michoacan, Gujrreto, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Campjche. Avoid travel after dark and isolated beaches at all times. Thjti have been recent incidents of violence in Southern Mexico against Mexican government install tions, resulting in casualties among police and armed forces. Foreigners have not bren targettid. ' Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weather Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:15/44 WV )l<I|,|h<l4| h4|,h4 8/1@ MEXICO T23/12/:6) 3/3 States affected were Oaxaca, Michoacan, Guerrero, Chiapas, Estado de Mexico, Puebla and Tabasco. There i1 still tension in Northern and Cjnttal Chiapas. Travjllits should not venture off main roads without first sjekink local advice. Eoreign Ofeici (ravel 0171 238 4503/, Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weather Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:16/07 9/16 MOLDOVA (6/1/:7) Avoid non-essential travel to Trans- dniestria (north-west Moldova) which is not undj Moldovan governm nt control and the situation is unpredictable. Those with essential business in Tran;dniesttia shound {eststrt with thu Consular Section of the British Embassy in Moscow, tel: 956 7200 fax: 956 7420 Law and otdet is not a particular problem but keep expensive jewellery, watahju etc. out of sight. Dress and bePave with coYmon@sense. Use officially marked taxis and do not share with sttangets. Travel hradlinrs 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weather Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:16/30 3kj£3kj£3k il<s|,|h<l4| h4|,h4 0 Q 10/16 /"£££"£££"£££ C N OL A X /12/:6) Visitors may only enter the country by air or by train. Entry overland by #thet means is not permitted. As communications within Mongolia are poor, providing consular assistance can be difficult. Street Crime is on the increase with increasing degrees of violence employed. Only cl arly recog.i able taxis should be used. It is unsafe to venture out after dark on foot. It is not known whjthex maintenance procedures are always properly Maintained on internal flights. Trav l headlines 43 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:16/54 11/16 MONTSERRAT (14O10/96) 1/2 Montserrat experienced an explosive v#lcanic eruptioL on 17/18 September 19 6 affecting most parts of the island. The capital, PlyZoklh, has been evacuated since April 1995 foz all but essential burinjss. ; XrsljY@PTAH\ neg@dea@@ t#]t@obiS@b0a these 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. FC 9 News Hcads 'eathjr Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:11/07 12/16 MONTSERRAT (14/10/96) 2/2 Deposits of ash are experienced in some western and north western parts of the i l nd. Scientists monitoring the volcano continue to believe vhat thu noyth ov 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 FC 9 News Heads Weather Maim Me.uP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:21/28 13/16 MOZAMBIQUE (1:/12/96) 1/3 Armed robbery and car hijacking are prevalent in Maputo and increasing. Do not walQ alone or display cash ot jewellery. Avoid unfamiliar areas and down town at night. Armed banditry has sharply increased on roads outside Maputo. Attacks have been un\ecessarily vicious and sometimes fatal. There are still unjxploded mines oL little-used roads. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:2 14/16 MOZAMBIQUE X19/12/96) 2O3 Restrict travel to the following roads: Maputo to the Rjssano Garcia border post with South Africa; Maputo to the Namaacha border post with Swaziland; Maputo north as far as Inhambane; Beira/Zimbabwe (the Beira corridor(; Beira/Malawi (via the Kite corridor) Travel only between p800-1u0p and, if possible, in the company of two or more vehicles. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads 'eathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:04/15 )l<$|,|h<l4| h4|,h4 15/16 MOZAMhIQUE 1coLt/ 6) 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 Weather Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Fri 17 Jan 21:22/38 16/16 NAMIBIA (23/10/96) While incidents oe street and car theft are generally few, they are increasing a^d visitors should always be@vigilant. Take local advice about areas to avoid and particularly stay away from the townships at night. When driving, take extra care on gravel roads which can bj dangerous. Malaria is denjmic in the norzh. Trek medical advice before leaving the US on the type of prophylaxis to be taken if you expeat to visit northern arias. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main Menu