Rowan Lang, Author at SafeAbroad

Over the coming month, the risk of contracting Marburg virus disease (MVD) will be elevated in Rwanda.

Advisories / By Rowan Lang / September 28, 2024 September 28, 2024

On September 27, Marburg virus disease (MVD) was detected in Rwanda. Twenty cases are currently under investigation with six deaths so far. Marburg virus causes hemorrhagic fevers with a high fatality rate. There is no known treatment or vaccination. The virus spreads through contact with infected individuals, bats or primates, or bodily fluids including saliva, blood, urine, and sexual fluids. Symptoms include chest and abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, sore throat, and diarrhea.

On October 4, activists will protest in Melbourne, Australia, against the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Advisories / By Rowan Lang / September 25, 2024 September 25, 2024

On October 4 at 4:00 PM, activists will gather at Victoria Barracks before marching to Flinders Street Station for a sit-in protest starting at 6:00 PM to denounce the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Police presence and disruptions on roads and walkways are likely. Minor clashes between police and demonstrators are possible.

On September 27, activists will protest in Helsinki, Finland, to demand increased action against climate change.

Advisories / By Rowan Lang / September 19, 2024 September 19, 2024

On September 27 at 4:00 PM, protesters from climate action group Elokapina (Finnish Extinction Rebellion) and additional activists will gather along Mannerheimintie before marching through the streets, likely down Eteläesplanadi. Police presence and disruptions on roads and walkways are likely. Minor clashes between police and demonstrators are possible.

Over the coming hours, protesters will continue to demonstrate throughout South Africa to denounce electricity tariff increases.

Advisories / By Rowan Lang / September 18, 2024 September 18, 2024

Over the coming hours, activists will continue to demonstrate across South Africa to denounce an increase in electricity prices from proposed tariff hikes. Demonstrations are taking place in public squares, major roadways, transportation hubs, and government buildings across all nine provinces. Police are present, and demonstrations are disrupting travel on roads and walkways. Essential services may be delayed.

Wildfires burn across Portugal through September 16, closing roads and destroying homes.

Advisories / By Rowan Lang / September 17, 2024 September 17, 2024

Over the coming days, at least 20 wildfires across northern and central Portugal are expected to worsen. Major roads, including sections of the highway between Lisbon and Porto, have been closed due to smoke and fire, and multiple homes have been destroyed. Casualties have been reported.

Rowan Lang

Over the coming month, the risk of contracting Marburg virus disease (MVD) will be elevated in Rwanda.

On October 4, activists will protest in Melbourne, Australia, against the Israel-Hamas conflict.

On September 27, activists will protest in Helsinki, Finland, to demand increased action against climate change.

Over the coming hours, protesters will continue to demonstrate throughout South Africa to denounce electricity tariff increases.

Wildfires burn across Portugal through September 16, closing roads and destroying homes.

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