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Haiti Level 4 Do Not Travel advisory; U.S. commercial flights not operating to or from Port-au-Prince

Reported by travel.state.gov: Travel Advisories

The advisory says not to travel to Haiti because of crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest and limited health care. It also reports that U.S. commercial flights are not operating to or from Port-au-Prince and that U.S. government employees face travel restrictions.

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  • Affected location: Haiti
Cyphoma signatum (Fingerprint Cowry – Haiti)
Illustrative image: Cyphoma signatum (Fingerprint Cowry – Haiti) — Nhobgood Nick Hobgood/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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The advisory describes countrywide travel restrictions and says commercial flights to and from Port-au-Prince are not operating.

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Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
4/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Urgency
6/10

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