Notification for Hurricane Irma in Florida

According to local meteorological information, it is Forecasted that Hurricane Irma, will approach the State of Florida on Saturday September 9 in the morning (Miami, east coast of Florida).

While it is less likely that the hurricane enters the Gulf of Mexico, it is a possibility that it will approach Tampa Bay Area on Sunday 10th or Monday 11th of September.

The Greek citizens who will be in Florida these days are kindly requested to obtain timely information from local media and to follow carefully the suggestions of local authorities.

Local authority telephone numbers for information:
- Florida Emergency Information Line: + 1-800-342-3557
- Emergency phone number for Miami-Dade County: 311 or + 1-305-468-5900

- For other areas of Florida, please search Google as follows: [Name of region] Emergency Management, e.g. for Tampa: "Tampa Emergency Management". Then look for the Emergency Phone Number.

Please be advised as a precaution the building where the Consulate General is located will be closed, therefore the Consulate will remain closed from Friday September 9th until further notice.

Emergency phone number: + 1-813-690-0188

Please make sure that the calls to the above number are related to true emergency situations rather than for simply inquiring information.