Forty-two people were injured yesterday morning when a tour bus crashed on the Hurghada – Ras Ghareb highway in Egypt's Red Sea region.
Fourteen ambulances arrived at the scene and transferred the passengers to the Ras Gahreb Hospital.
Police are currently investigating the incident.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Situation unpredictable in Maseru
Following the attempted coup against the Government of Lesotho on August 30, the situation in Maseru remains unclear and unpredictable.
There is a lack of visible police presence in Maseru due to the ongoing tensions between the police and the military.
Travellers are advised to remain extra vigilant and avoid large gatherings and street demonstrations as these can potentially become violent at any time.
There is a lack of visible police presence in Maseru due to the ongoing tensions between the police and the military.
Travellers are advised to remain extra vigilant and avoid large gatherings and street demonstrations as these can potentially become violent at any time.
Rome doubles hotel tax
Please be advised that Rome has doubled its hotel tourist tax, effective from today, September 1.
From this week, a family of four staying at a four-star Rome hotel for four nights must now pay €96 in local hotel tax, as opposed to €48 last week.
Operators said Rome only gave five weeks' notice of the changes to the tax, which was first introduced four years ago.
From this week, a family of four staying at a four-star Rome hotel for four nights must now pay €96 in local hotel tax, as opposed to €48 last week.
Operators said Rome only gave five weeks' notice of the changes to the tax, which was first introduced four years ago.
Road to airport to get upgrade
The Outer Ring Road, the road which connects travel coming from central Kenya to the international airport in Nairobi and the main highway to Mombasa and the Tanzanian border at Namaga, is to be upgraded from a single-lane to a dual-lane road.
The upgraded road will also link to at least two of the new bypasses which are being constructed, to further ease traffic by bypassing the city’s centre and main business hubs.
The project, which is to be funded by a Chinese firm and Kenya’s government, will cost an estimated US$116 million.
Construction is slated to begin early next year, and should all go according to plan, the upgrade will be complete by 2018.
The upgraded road will also link to at least two of the new bypasses which are being constructed, to further ease traffic by bypassing the city’s centre and main business hubs.
The project, which is to be funded by a Chinese firm and Kenya’s government, will cost an estimated US$116 million.
Construction is slated to begin early next year, and should all go according to plan, the upgrade will be complete by 2018.
First Ebola case confirmed - Senegal
Senegal's health minister has confirmed its first case of Ebola, making it the fifth West African country to be affected by the outbreak.
The young man who had travelled from Guinea was immediately placed in quarantine.
Senegal had previously closed its border with Guinea in an attempt to halt the spread of Ebola.
Meanwhile, a 24-hour curfew has been imposed in Nzerekore in Guinea following a riot after the main market was sprayed with disinfectant in a bid to contain the virus.
In other Ebola-related news, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified six countries at risk for the spread of the virus, adding that it is working with them to ensure that full surveillance, preparedness and response plans are in place.
WHO believes that countries sharing land borders or major transportation connections with the affected are at risk for the spread of the Ebola outbreak. The countries at risk are: Benin; Burkina Faso; Côte d'Ivoire; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; and Senegal.
The current outbreak, which began in Guinea, has killed more than 1,500 people across West Africa.
The young man who had travelled from Guinea was immediately placed in quarantine.
Senegal had previously closed its border with Guinea in an attempt to halt the spread of Ebola.
Meanwhile, a 24-hour curfew has been imposed in Nzerekore in Guinea following a riot after the main market was sprayed with disinfectant in a bid to contain the virus.
In other Ebola-related news, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified six countries at risk for the spread of the virus, adding that it is working with them to ensure that full surveillance, preparedness and response plans are in place.
WHO believes that countries sharing land borders or major transportation connections with the affected are at risk for the spread of the Ebola outbreak. The countries at risk are: Benin; Burkina Faso; Côte d'Ivoire; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; and Senegal.
The current outbreak, which began in Guinea, has killed more than 1,500 people across West Africa.
Severe weather to continue
A new round of severe weather is expected to ignite as the Labor Day holiday weekend comes to a close this afternoon from southwestern Michigan and northern Illinois to Missouri.
This includes Kalamazoo, Michigan; South Bend, Indiana; Chicago and Springfield, Illinois; and St. Louis and Columbia, Missouri. The danger will reach Indianapolis this evening, when isolated severe thunderstorms will also extend back along the border of Kansas and Oklahoma.
Damaging winds, hail and flooding downpours are the greatest concerns for today and travel delays are expected.
There is also the possibility for some isolated tornadoes in the affected areas.
Later tonight, the severe weather danger will transition to a greater flood threat as thunderstorms will track repeatedly over the corridor from central Missouri to western Ohio. This includes St. Louis and Indianapolis.
This includes Kalamazoo, Michigan; South Bend, Indiana; Chicago and Springfield, Illinois; and St. Louis and Columbia, Missouri. The danger will reach Indianapolis this evening, when isolated severe thunderstorms will also extend back along the border of Kansas and Oklahoma.
Damaging winds, hail and flooding downpours are the greatest concerns for today and travel delays are expected.
There is also the possibility for some isolated tornadoes in the affected areas.
Later tonight, the severe weather danger will transition to a greater flood threat as thunderstorms will track repeatedly over the corridor from central Missouri to western Ohio. This includes St. Louis and Indianapolis.
Alert level lowered after no ash detected
Iceland cut its ash alert level for aviation to orange from red yesterday, after raising it to the maximum level earlier in the day because of a fresh eruption from a fissure in the Bardarbunga volcano system.
A new eruption in the volcano system system spewed lava more than 50 metres in the air, initially prompting authorities to raise their warning of the risk of ash to aviation from orange to red, which is the highest level on a five-colour scale and indicates an eruption is imminent or underway, with a risk of spewing ash.
However, the alert level was lowered when no ash was detected.
Although yesterday’s eruption was more powerful than another that occurred on Friday, experts said the situation is contained and is unlikely to result in the same level of aviation chaos as in 2010.
The situation will be monitored and updates will follow.
A new eruption in the volcano system system spewed lava more than 50 metres in the air, initially prompting authorities to raise their warning of the risk of ash to aviation from orange to red, which is the highest level on a five-colour scale and indicates an eruption is imminent or underway, with a risk of spewing ash.
However, the alert level was lowered when no ash was detected.
Although yesterday’s eruption was more powerful than another that occurred on Friday, experts said the situation is contained and is unlikely to result in the same level of aviation chaos as in 2010.
The situation will be monitored and updates will follow.
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