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Belize

Warnings and insurance

Tropical Storm Sara 

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The Philip Goldson International Airport will close on Saturday 16  November (after flight departures at 3.15pm) and expects to re-open at 6:00 a.m. on Monday November 18, 20242024. andFlights flightsto across the countrySouthern willpart beof permittedthe ascountry runwayare inspectionssuspended areuntil completed.an Waterall taxiclear serviceshas havebeen resumed.issued.

ForYou ongoingshould updates, please follow the official information coming from the the National Emergency Management Organisation and the and the National Meteorological Service of of Belize. All NEMO district emergency operations centres remain on alert. NEMO’s hotline is 936.

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