Canada Post has advised that owing to heavy snowfall, the city of St. John's, Newfoundland has declared a state of emergency, with all businesses to remain closed and all residents to stay at home. The St. John's mail processing plant, letter carrier depots and retail offices in the St. John's metro and Eastern Avalon area have been closed since 17 January 2020, and collection and distribution of all postal items in the affected areas is currently suspended. Please note that mail services to and from these areas are liable to suffer delays until further notice.
Service Announcements
24 Jan 2020
Canada – Disruption of services in Newfoundland
24 Jan 2020
Israel – Service delays
Israel Postal Company has advised that events are being held in Jerusalem from 22 to 24 January 2020 to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, which may cause delays in the transport and delivery of all mail types, as well as to flights and mail handling at the airport.
24 Jan 2020
Australia – Normal Operations
Australia Post has advised that the severe weather event, resulting in bushfires in regional areas of Australia, has ended and that the collection and delivery of all mail products are back to normal.
21 Jan 2020
Philippines – Service delays
Philippine Postal Corporation has advised since 12 January 2020, it has experienced severe ashfall in the areas of Batangas, Laguna and Tagaytay City in the province of Cavite owing to the activity of Taal Volcano. Delays in the processing and delivery of postal items are expected.
15 Jan 2020
Indonesia – Normal Operations
Pos Indonesia has updated that the collection and delivery of all inbound and outbound postal items in the Special Capital Region of Jakarta and West Java Province is back to normal.