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: Channel Islands, Italy, Greece, Slovakia, Canada, Chile and Thailand.
Channel Islands
Start date: 22nd November
End date: 29th November
Ferries bound for both Jersey and Guernsey were cancelled due to bad weather on Wednesday 22nd (pm) / Thursday 23rd (am) meaning that a backlog of trailers appeared in Portsmouth and this backlog is still being worked through. It is therefore delays of 48 hours can be expected for the remainder of this week and for normal services not to return until towards midweek next week.
Italy
Start date: 20th November
End date: 21st November
Poste Italiane reports that in the night of 20 to 21 November, a major power breakdown struck the Office of Exchange of Milan Peschiera Borromeo CSI – ITLINA (letter mail).
Not all outbound mail has been processed and forwarded. At present, electrical power has been fully restored and processing operations are no longer impacted.
Greece
Start date: 21st November
End date: 24th November
A 24-hour strike by subway workers in Athens caused massive traffic jams on several access roads to the Greek capital. Delays in mail delivery services are expected.
Slovakia
Start date: 23rd November
End date: 25th November
The designated operator of Slovakia, Slovenská pošta, wishes to inform that its customer service call centres will be closed on Thursday, 23 and Friday, 24 November 2017, while IT systems are updated. Services are likely to be disrupted during this period.
Canada
Start date: 22nd November
End date: unknown
Canada Post informs about serious delivery delays for ordinary and registered mail items due to a mail backlog.
Chile
Start date: 21st November
End date: unknown
Due to an ongoing wildfire in Colina (Santiago metropolitan region), a red alert has been issued, warning of possible fire damage to population centres and critical infrastructure.
Thailand
Start date: 21st November
End date: unknown
Tropical Depression Kirogi hit Hua Hin and Cha-Am with heavy rain and storms, causing flooding and traffic disruptions. Numerous roads had to be closed.
Further flooding was reported in Phetchaburi province. According to meteorologists, further rainfall and flash floods are expected in the following regions:
Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon, Bangkok, Chon Buri, Rayong, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Ranong, Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi.
