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UK Foreign Office throws holidays into disarray after 'don't travel' cyclone warning

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Published 11:55 19 Jun 2024 GMT+1

UK Foreign Office throws holidays into disarray after 'don't travel' cyclone warning

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country

Tom Earnshaw

Tom Earnshaw

A warning against all but essential travel to a country loved by British tourists has been issued by the UK's Foreign Office due to the impending threat of a major cyclone.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) issued the important advice on Tuesday (18 June), with it still active a day later and no sign of it being lifted any time soon.

As per daily checks, officials from the government department update UK travel guidance for countries across the world to give UK travellers the most up to date information available on visiting every country on the planet.

That includes giving important advice on warnings and insurance issues you might encounter to basic entry requirements so you're not turned away at passport control.

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The latest information on security, health and safety risks can also be found alongside any regional risks inside the country you're heading too.

And should you get in trouble, you can find help pages on who to contact in case of emergency whether that by local police, paramedics, fire departments or insurance issues.

It's a gorgeous country (Getty Stock Images)
It's a gorgeous country (Getty Stock Images)

In the latest advice, the Foreign Office send countless holidays in to disarray after issuing the warning for Mexico.

With eight regions of the country falling under the new travel advice, it is certain to have disrupted a whole load of travellers.

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But it is for good reason, with Mexico at major risk of being hit by a tropical cyclone with winds of up to 74mph and torrential rain. Up to 150 millimeters of rain will fall across the country.

And the Foreign Office warns that if you still travel, you could be in a lot of financial trouble should you get in to dire straits.

Mexico City is not covered by the warning (Getty Stock Images)
Mexico City is not covered by the warning (Getty Stock Images)

"Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office," it says.

The US state of Mexico is also set to be hit by the massive pour down, with the National Hurricane Center noting a 'tropical disturbance' in the south-west Gulf of Mexico.

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It now has a 60 per cent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone during the next week.

Areas of Mexico where Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel

  • State of Baja California - All but essential travel to the city of Tijuana, except airside transit through Tijuana airport; the Cross Border Xpress bridge from the airport linking terminals across the Mexican-US border; and the federal toll road 1D and Via Rápida through Tijuana to the border.
  • State of Chihuahua - All but essential travel to the state of Chihuahua except to the city of Chihuahua; Ciudad Juarez border crossing; federal toll road 45D connecting the cities of Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez; the Copper Canyon rail route to and from Chihuahua and towns immediately on this route including Creel; the road from Creel via San Juanito to San Pedro; and state highway 16 from San Pedro to Chihuahua.
  • State of Sinaloa - Advice against all but essential travel to the state of Sinaloa, except the cities of Los Mochis and Mazatlán; road 32 that runs between El Fuerte and Los Mochis; the 15D federal toll road that runs the length of the state ;the Copper Canyon rail route to and from Los Mochis; and El Fuerte and the towns immediately on this route.
Cyclones bring extreme weather (Getty Stock Images)
Cyclones bring extreme weather (Getty Stock Images)
  • State of Tamaulipas - Advice against all but essential travel to the state of Tamaulipas, except the border crossing at Nuevo Laredo accessed by federal toll road 85D from Monterrey; federal highways 80, 81 and 85 between Tampico, Ciudad de Victoria and Magueyes, and the entire area of Tamaulipas south of these highways
  • State of Zacatecas - Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the state of Zacatecas.
  • State of Guanajuato - Advice against all but essential travel to the areas south-west of road 45D.
  • State of Michoacán - FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Michoacán, except the city of Morelia accessed by federal toll roads 15D, 126 and 43; and the federal toll road 48D between the city of Morelia and the General Francisco Mujica airport; town of Pátzcuaro accessed by federal toll roads 14D and 15 from Morelia, and boat trips out to islands on Lake Pátzcuaro; and Federal Highway 15D.
Mexico is effectively divided in half when it comes to where you should and shouldn't travel to (Foreign Office)
Mexico is effectively divided in half when it comes to where you should and shouldn't travel to (Foreign Office)
  • State of Jalisco - FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the areas south and south-west of Lake Chapala to the border with the state of Colima. Also advice against all but essential travel to the northern municipalities of Bolaños; Chimaltitán; Colotlán; Hostotipaquillo; Huejúcar; Huequilla el Alto; Mezquitic; San Martin de Bolaños; Santa Maria de los Ángeles; Totatiche; and Villa Guerrero.
  • State of Colima - FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Colima, except the city of Manzanillo accessed by sea or air via the Manzanillo-Costalegre International Airport, and direct travel via road 200 from the airport to Manzanillo.
  • State of Guerrero - FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the state of Guerrero, except the town of Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa accessed by air.
  • State of Chiapas - FCDO advises against all but essential travel to within 40km of the Guatemalan border between the Pacific Coast up to and including the border crossing at Gracias a Dio. Also advises against all but essential travel on Federal Highway 199 (Carretera Federal 199) between Rancho Nuevo (just outside San Cristobal de las Casas) and the Chancalá junction just outside Palenque (where Federal Highway 199 meets Federal Highway 307).
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Topics: Holiday, Travel, UK News, World News, Weather

Tom Earnshaw
Tom Earnshaw

Tom joined LADbible Group in 2024, currently working as SEO Lead across all brands including LADbible, UNILAD, SPORTbible, Tyla, UNILAD Tech, and GAMINGbible. He moved to the company from Reach plc where he enjoyed spells as a content editor and senior reporter for one of the country's most-read local news brands, LancsLive. When he's not in work, Tom spends his adult life as a suffering Manchester United supporter after a childhood filled with trebles and Premier League titles. You can't have it all forever, I suppose.

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