Incident bulletins are sent weekly with information about situations that affect postal distribution. The latest information is always available online on our web where you can also subscribe to receive this weekly Incident bulletin by email.
This week’s bulletin contains updates about: United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Turkey, USA, New Zealand, China, Vietnam, Philippines, Venezuela, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
United Kingdom
Start date: 19th July
End date: 1st August
British Airways cabin crew members of Unite have announced further strike action. The strike is expected to affect one in every 200 flights. According to British Airways, the airline will still be running 99.5 per cent of its fleet.
Germany
Start date: 19th July
End date: ongoing
Severe weather triggered floods in several parts of North Rhine-Westphalia, inundating roads and underpasses. At Cologne Bonn Airport, flight operations had to be suspended for 90 minutes. There were also cancellations and delays in rail traffic.
Austria
Start date: 20th July
End date: ongoing
Severe storms and heavy rain hit Upper Austria, causing severe regional devastation.
Croatia, Montenegro
Start date: 17th July
End date: ongoing
Several wildfires are currently raging along the Adriatic coast.
Croatia: Istria, Sibenik-Knin, and Split-Dalmatia counties
Montenegro: Herceg Novi and Podgorica municipalities
Turkey, Greece
Start date: 17th July
End date: ongoing
Heavy rainfall has caused floods in Istanbul, inundating roads, underpasses, buildings, and subway lines and causing havoc in the city.The district of Silivri was one of the worst-hit areas. Other affected provinces include Bursa, Yalova, Duzce, Zonguldak, Bartin, Kocaeli and Sakarya. The Eurasia Tunnel was temporarily closed to traffic.
Start date: 21st July
End date: ongoing
A powerful earthquake struck the southern coast of Turkey at Bodrum (Mugla Province) and the Greek island of Kos on early Friday morning, causing power outages and serious infrastructure damage.
On the island of Kos, a tsunami wave triggered flooding in the island’s capital and disruptions of ferry services.
Please be prepared for traffic disruptions as well as delays in mail processing and delivery in the affected areas.
USA
Start date: 20th July
End date : ongoing
Adverse weather conditions prompted flight cancellations and delays at Chicago O’Hare International (ORD) and Newark (EWR) airports.
New Zealand
Start date: 21st July
End date : ongoing
New Zealand Post informs about weather-related delivery delays on the South Island. Affected are the cities Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, North Oamaru and Dunedin.
China, Vietnam
Start date: 17th July
End date :
Tropical Storm Talas has caused considerable devastations in China and Vietnam. In southern China, severe property damages occurred in the province of Hainan. In Vietnam, the storm made landfall in Nghe An province, causing severe flooding as well as significant disruption to flight, ferry and road traffic in central and northern Vietnam, including the capital Hanoi.
Philippines
Start date: 21st July
End date :
Due to maintenance work on a runway, Mactan Cebu International Airport (CEB) reports disruptions in national and international air traffic.
Venezuela
Start date: 20th July
End date : 21st July
In Venezuela, a 24-hour general strike has been called for July 20, which could bring much of Venezuela’s economy to a standstill.
United Arab Emirates, Bahrain
Start date: 6th June
It has been reported that, in accordance with the declaration issued by the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cutting ties with Qatar, the provision of postal services with that member country has, until further notice, been suspended.
