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Year 2012

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• 21 February 2012

Australia - Floods
Australia Post has advised that some areas of New South Wales and Queensland are still flooded, resulting in road closures, isolating towns, and affecting Australia Post’s ability to deliver mail.

Listed below are
(1) the postcode areas affected by the floods between 25 January and 7 February 2012: 4507; 4157; 4178–4179; 4470; 4275; 4221; 4223–4225; 4517; 4743; 4422; 4423; 4417; 4507; 4823–4825; 2484; 4717; 4470; 4480; 2386–2411; 2440; 2444; 2447; 2450; 2453; 2454; 2460; 2463; 2466; 2469; 2470; 248–2490 
 (2) the areas affected between 8 and 19 February 2012: 4488; 4490; 4486; 4465; 4468; 4480; 4487; 4497; 4492; 4481; 2386–2409; 2443–2446; 2482.

Australia Post will advise when the flooding has subsided.

• 14 February 2012

Israel - Normal Operations
The designated postal operator of Israel has advised that the industrial action has ended on Sunday, 12 February 2012. Operations have returned to normal.

• 9 February 2012

Australia - Flood
Australia Post has advised that delivery of postal items to some areas in New South Wales and Queensland will be delayed due to floods. The following lists show: 1) the postcode areas that were impacted by the floods between 25 January and 7 February; and 2) the areas affected as of 8 February and until further notice:
 
25 January – 7 February: 4507; 4157; 4178-4179; 4470; 4275; 4221; 4223-4225; 4517; 4743; 4422, 4423, 4417; 4507; 4823-4825; 2484; 4717; 4470; 4480; 2386-2411; 2440; 2444; 2447; 2450; 2453; 2454; 2460; 2463; 2466; 2469; 2470; 2480-2490.
 
8 February – current: 4488; 4490; 4486; 4465; 4468; 4480; 4487; 4497; 4492; 4481; 2386-2409; 2443-2446; 2482.

Israel - Industrial Action
Due to a general strike by the public sector workers in Israel, which started on 8 February 2012, postal operations have been affected since then. Henceforth, all postal items to Israel will be subject to delay.

• 8 February 2012

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Inclement Weather
The designated postal operator of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH Posta) has advised that inclement weather has disrupted the delivery of postal items. As such there will be delay in the delivery of postal items.

• 1 February 2012

Australia - Flood
Australia Post has advised that delivery of postal items to New South Wales and Queensland may be delayed due to floods in these areas.

• 31 January 2012

Romania - Normal Operations
Posta Romana has informed that flights leaving or arriving at the H. Coanda International Airport in Bucharest are operating smoothly as per schedule. Normal operations for international postal items for both inbound and outbound have resumed since Friday, 27 January 2012.

• 30 January 2012

Romania - Snowstorms
Posta Romana has advised that due to heavy snowstorms and blizzards, international flights departing from and arriving at the H. Coanda International Airport in Bucharest have been delayed or cancelled. International postal items for both inbound and outbound have been affected by this disruption since the evening of Wednesday, 25 January 2012.

• 27 January 2012

Italy - Industrial Strike
Poste Italiane has advised that due to the 24-hour strike by the air transport workers on Friday, 27 January 2012, most of the international flights arriving and/or departing from Malpensa and Linate airports in Milan, will be severely delayed. A number of flights will also be cancelled. This may affect processing of postal items as well as delivery.

• 18 January 2012   

Italy - Industrial Strike
Poste Italiane has advised that due to a 5-day industrial strike by truck drivers in Sicily (zip codes 90010 to 98101) which began on 16 January, the collection and delivery of all postal items in this area have been affected since then.

Nigeria - Normal Operations
The designated postal operator of Nigeria has advised that the industrial action by the labour unions has ended on 16 January 2012. Efforts are being made to resume normal postal operations.

• 09 January 2012

Nigeria - Strike
The designated postal operator of Nigeria has advised that due to a nationwide strike initiated by a number of trade unions, collection and delivery of all postal items will be affected from 9 January 2012.