Warden Message

November 14, 2007

This Warden Message is to alert all U.S. citizens that Cyclone SIDR, located 760 miles South of Calcutta, with maximum sustained winds of 105 knots gusting to 130 knots, and equivalent to a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is forecast to continue north-northwest towards Calcutta or Bangladesh whilst intensifying further. Sidr has turned out to be much stronger than anticipated and continues to intensify as it heads north into the Bay of Bengal.  The U.S. Embassy will continue to monitor Cyclone SIDR’s track, and will issue updated messages if SIDR appears to threaten Bangladesh.  In the event of a cyclone, U.S. citizens are urged to locate shelter, monitor media reports, and follow all official instructions.

Additional information on hurricanes and storm preparedness may be found in the “Hurricane Season-Know Before You Go” pamphlet at: http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/hurricane_season/hurricane_season_2915.html, and on the “Natural Disasters” page of the Bureau of Consular Affairs’ website at: http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/tips/emergencies/emergencies_1207.html. 

Please continue to monitor the Embassy’s website for updated information, dhaka.usembassy.gov.  For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://www.travel.state.gov/, where the current Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, Bangladesh Public Announcement, Bangladesh Consular Information Sheet and other Public Announcements and Travel Warnings can be found.  Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada; or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.  These numbers are available from 8:00 am to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka can be reached at (880-2) 885-5500 during regular hours and for after-hours emergencies.

U. S. Embassy
Dhaka, Bangladesh