Embassy yeUS Haiti yambiro yekufamba: Vagari vemuUS nevashanyi vanobva!

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The US Embassy in Haiti issued a travel warning today and urged US citizens to leave the country and not to travel to Haiti. It’s 1 am  thursday morning in Haiti and the embassy is locked and staff is in shelter awaiting Hurricane Irma to hit the island.

The warning says U.S. citizens residing and traveling in Haiti should be alert to flooding. Given the approaching hurricane, there is limited time available for a safe departure via air. The State Department has authorized non-emergency personnel and family members to depart Haiti in advance of the storm. We recommend U.S. citizens depart Haiti prior to the arrival of the hurricane. Airports are expected to close if conditions deteriorate.  The Embassy has banned all personal travel north of Port-au-Prince and has canceled the travel plans of all incoming employees until the threat passes.

Citizens unable to depart should shelter in a secure location.

The National Hurricane Center (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov) reports that Hurricane Irma is a strong, dangerous category 5 storm with high winds and heavy rain. A hurricane watch has been issued for the northern coast of Haiti and a tropical storm watch has been issued for the area from Le Mole St. Nicholas to Port-au-Prince. We recommend you avoid all non-essential travel to Haiti. Embassy personnel and their families have been ordered to shelter in place beginning at 1: 00 am on Thursday, September 7.

The Embassy will have very reduced staffing musi wechina uye Chishanu, providing only emergency services to United States citizens.

Additional information on Hurricane Irma is available on travel.state.gov and from Haiti Civil Protection’s Website uye Twitter (in Creole).

A tweet with a list of shelters: https://twitter.com/USEmbassyHaiti

U.S. citizens should apprise family and friends in the United States of their whereabouts, and keep in close contact with their tour operator, hotel staff, and local officials for any evacuation instructions. U.S. citizens considering coming to Haiti to help with post-hurricane recovery efforts should be aware that such activities will be extremely difficult to carry out without secure lodging plans in place, an independent power source, supplies of food, water, and fuel, off-road transportation vehicle, and Creole language ability.

For emergencies involving U.S. citizens in Haiti, please call 509-2229-8000.

Additional information on hurricanes and storm preparedness may be found on our “Hurricane Season-Know Before You Go” webpage, and on the “Njodzi Dzinongoitika dzoga” page of the Bureau of Consular Affairs website.

We strongly recommend that all U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in Haiti enroll in the Department of State’s secure online Smart Traveler Kunyoresa Chirongwa (STEP). STEP enrollment gives you the latest security updates and makes it easier for the nearest U.S. Embassy to contact you in an emergency.

 

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Avatar yeJuergen T Steinmetz

Juergen T Steinmetz

Juergen Thomas Steinmetz akaramba achishanda muindasitiri yekufambisa uye yekushanya kubva achiri mudiki kuGerman (1977).
Iye akatanga eTurboNews muna 1999 sebhuku rekutanga repamhepo pamhepo yepasirese yekushanya indasitiri yekushanya.

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