Your journey insurance coverage might be invalidated if you happen to journey towards FCDO recommendation. Consular help can also be severely restricted the place FCDO advises towards journey.
Areas the place FCDO advises towards journey
FCDO continues to advise towards all journey to Lebanon. In case you are at the moment in Lebanon, we encourage you to go away, whereas industrial choices stay out there.
For additional info on why we advise towards journey, see Battle affecting Lebanon and Regional dangers.
See security and safety and regional dangers for info on recognized safety dangers in Lebanon and recommendation on find out how to hold your self secure. You need to signal as much as get electronic mail notifications when this journey recommendation is up to date.
Battle affecting Lebanon
FCDO advises towards all journey to Lebanon because of dangers related to the continuing battle between Israel, Lebanese Hizballah and different non-state actors in Lebanon. There are ongoing mortar and artillery exchanges and airstrikes in Lebanon, totally on the boundary with Israel but in addition in elements of the Beqaa Valley and another places north of the Litani river. The Washington Institute’ supplies an on-line map which can be useful to grasp just lately affected areas.
Following the beginning of the battle in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, giant protests came about in main cities and close to the British and different Western embassies. Additional protests can’t be dominated out. Train warning and keep away from demonstrations.
Tensions are excessive and occasions might escalate with little warning, which might have an effect on or restrict exit routes out of Lebanon. Within the occasion of decay within the political or safety state of affairs, industrial routes out of Lebanon might be severely disrupted or cancelled at brief discover, and roads throughout the nation might be closed. The British embassy could also be more and more restricted within the help that it may possibly present. In case you are at the moment in Lebanon, we encourage you to go away.
Don’t depend on FCDO with the ability to evacuate you in an emergency.
You need to have a private emergency plan that doesn’t depend on the UK authorities. This will likely embody the flexibility to go away shortly or to shelter in place if you happen to choose it needed and secure to take action.
Learn FCDO recommendation on what to do if you happen to’re affected by a disaster overseas and find out how to put together.
Assist and help in Lebanon
You’ll be able to contact the emergency companies by calling 112.
For those who want pressing assist (for instance, you’ve been attacked, arrested or somebody has died), name +961 (0)1 960 800.
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For those who’re in Lebanon and also you want recommendation which isn’t lined by studying our journey recommendation, you’ll be able to contact FCDO on-line.
Whereas 24-hour consular help is out there by telephone or on-line, in-person consular help is severely restricted outdoors of Beirut.
Journey insurance coverage
For those who select to journey, analysis your locations and get applicable journey insurance coverage. Insurance coverage ought to cowl your itinerary, deliberate actions and bills in an emergency.
About FCDO Journey Recommendation
The International, Commonwealth & Improvement Workplace (FCDO) supplies recommendation about dangers of journey to assist British nationals make knowledgeable selections. Discover out extra about FCDO journey recommendation.
