The Laborer’s Commission has called for a 24-hour commuter rail strike in Madrid, Spain on 30-31 October. This strike will affect dispatching, ticketing, and security services at all Cercanias Madrid Stations. The strike has been organized to protest management changes at Cercanias Madrid and will cause considerable travel disruptions within the area.
Beginning on 27 October, doctors affiliated with the Association of Physicians and Higher Graduates of Madrid will launch an indefinite strike on the last Tuesday of every month. This action has been organized to denounce the central and regional governments’ alleged mistreatment of doctors and other healthcare workers.
Italian transportation unions are expected to go on a nationwide strike on 22 October. The duration of the strike is expected to go through 23 October. Rush hour services are expected to be available but overall services are expected to be halted. Increased security is also expected.
Local reporting indicates that nationwide 40,000 additional police officers will be dispatched to help maintain order during protests set to occur on 18 October. Enhanced security measures such as vehicle checkpoints, police patrols, and random screenings/searches may occur during this time. The protests are expected particularly around large urban centers.
Aviation workers have announced nationwide strikes on 18 and 19 October. Reports indicate that the work stoppages will occur from air traffic controllers, civil aviation agency personnel, and safety engineers.
On 15 October, various student organizations have called for protests to denounce the government’s repressive attitude after students experienced police brutality during a protest outside of the Ministry of Education headquarters on 9 October. Students are expected to gather near the Propylaea of the University of Athens at 12:00 local time, demanding for the implementation of safety protocols in educational institutions.
Tropical Storm Nangka is expected to make landfall in North-Central Vietnam on the 14th of October. Nangka is expected to weaken before making landfall, but to add to the flooding that remains in the wake of Tropical Storm Linfa. More flooding and possible landslides are expected around the Central and Northern parts of the country in the wake of the torrential rainfall.
A power outage has caused significant delays to the SMRT rail services. As of 14:00 local time, service is still suspended on the North-South and East-West lines. Circle line services are beginning to come back online but delays are still expected throughout the day.
The Extinction Rebellion (XR) environmental activist group has announced plans to carry out a week of civil disobedience in France from 11-19 October. Rallies have been scheduled in Paris, Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), and Lyon (Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region). Previous demonstrations have seen the intentional blocking of roads and the disrupting of public transit services.
Between 12 October-14 October, Tropical Cyclone Nangka is expected to make landfall on Wanning, China. Typhoon warnings have been issued for Hainan and Guangxi province. Anticipate heavy rain and associated disruptions in the southern provinces. Flight disruptions are possible at Hainan’s Haikou Meilan, Sanya Phoenix, and Guangxi’s Nanning Wuxu international airports.