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INFO RUESBKC/ATO ASIA IMMEDIATE 1673

UNCLAS STATE 058144 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CASC ASEC CM
SUBJECT: TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA 
 
¶1.  This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens on the effects 
of the earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province on 
May 12.  American citizens should avoid the areas of 
Sichuan province most severely affected by the earthquake 
and be prepared for travel delays in other parts of the 
province.  Areas outside of Sichuan province are not 
experiencing earthquake-related damage or delays.  This 
supersedes the Travel Alert dated May 16, 2008, and expires 
on June 30, 2008. 
 
¶2.  Cities and towns to the north and northwest of 
Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu, are the areas most 
seriously damaged by the earthquake.  These include 
Wenchuan County near the earthquake's epicenter, 
approximately 55 miles northwest of Chengdu, Beichuan, 
Dujiangyan, Mianzhu, Mianyang, and Maoxian.  Rescue and 
recovery operations in this area are ongoing; 
infrastructure has been damaged, and road, air and rail 
transportation disrupted.  Aftershocks continue to occur, 
causing further damage and complicating the significant 
rescue and recovery efforts now under way. 
 
¶3.  Other areas of Sichuan province, such as the large 
metropolitan area of Chengdu, suffered less damage, but 
continue to experience light aftershocks, as well as delays 
in rail and airline service. Areas outside of Sichuan are 
not experiencing earthquake-related travel delays. 
 
¶4.  For information on earthquakes and earthquake 
preparedness, see 
(www.ready.gov/america/beinformed/earthquakes .html) , and 
(www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/index.shtm) . 
 
¶5.  Family members and friends unable to verify the safety 
and welfare of U.S. citizens in the affected area should 
call 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. and Canada, or 
from other areas via a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. 
U.S. citizens in the area are urged to monitor the local 
news.  Those residing or traveling in China are reminded to 
register with the U.S. Embassy or the closest U.S. 
Consulate, either online at 
(https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs)  or in person 
at U.S. Embassy Beijing or at one of the following 
consulates: 
 
U.S. Consulate General Chengdu: Number 4, Lingshiguan Road, 
Section 4, Renmin Nanlu, Chengdu 610041, tel. 86-28-8558- 
3992, email: consularchengdu@state.gov.  The U.S. Consulate 
in Chengdu is open for full consular services and is 
assisting U.S. citizens in the region. 
 
U.S. Embassy Beijing: No. 2 Xiu Shui Dong Jie, Chaoyang 
District, tel: 86-10-6532-3431, email: 
amcitbeijing@state.gov. Embassy's website: 
beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn. U.S. Embassy Beijing can be 
reached 24 hours a day at 86-10-6532-3431. 
 
U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou:  5th Floor, Tianyu Garden 
(II phase), 136-146 Lin He Zhong Lu, Tianhe District, tel. 
(86-20) 8518-7605 or 86-20-8121-8000; email: 
GuangzhouACS@state.gov.  Guangzhou adoptions email: 
GuangzhouA@state.gov. 
 
U.S. Consulate General Shanghai: Westgate Mall, 8th Floor, 
1038 Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai 200041; tel. (86-21) 3217- 
4650, email: Shanghaiacs@state.gov. 
 
U.S. Consulate General Shenyang: No. 52, 14th Wei Road, 
Heping District, Shenyang 110003; tel. (86-24) 2322-1198, 
email: ShenyangACS@state.gov. 
 
Minimize considered. 
RICE