USPS suspends services in these areas, with immediate effect
The postal agency interrupts operations in several places for the same reason.
Are you waiting for something to be delivered byYour postman? Or do you need to drop something at the post office? Regarding the American postal service (USPS), most Americans can expect to have access to one or the other of the options every day, except Sunday and the holidays. But some suspensions of postal services are more sudden, and you may find out that you need to keep you sending or receiving anything because the USPS has interrupted the service in your region. Read the rest to find out where the agency suspends operations now.
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The USPS can suspend its services for various reasons.
USPS is legally obliged to provide message servicesOn a number of factors. The service can be affected by "unusual circumstances“Like traffic, personnel fluctuations, bad weather, natural disasters and security risks, according to postal service.
People from all over the country have already experienced several examples in the past year. In April, residents of a district of Santa Monica, California, had their daily delivery service suspended by the USPSAfter several carriers had been attacked and threatened by an individual in the region. Then in July, historical floods in Saint-Louis, Missouri,encouraged the closure a processing installation and a post office in the city. More recently, forest fires on the west coast have forced USPClosing post offices in several states in September.
Now a different problem has the postal service adjusted its operations to several locations.
The agency reduces operations in several areas, all for the same reason.
Dangerous conditions now affect the messaging service in many regions, according to two new versions of the USPS. On September 28, the agency announcedthat it would be temporarily suspend all operations at the post office of the island of Sapelo, in Georgia, with immediate effect. Then on September 29, the postal service published another alert, informing the Americans that the district of the South Carolina of the Agencyannounced a temporary Suspension of retail operations in Beaufort and Parris Island.
From September 30,Several other cities In South Carolina, retail and delivery operations have been reduced: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry and Jasper.
Hurricane Ian is the decisive factor of the services suspended for the two states, according to the two press releases. In the affected regions of South Carolina, the USPS said that there were "no alternative sites" available for customers at the moment. "Hurricane Ian isexpect A last landing land in South Carolina. There are impacts on USPS operations, "warns the agency on its website.
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Postal services had also been suspended in Florida.
Hurricane Ian is heading towards the southern Carolina coast at the moment, but it will not be the first coup. Stormfirst Landfall in the United States on the West Coast of Florida on September 28 as a category 4 oil, according to ABC News. Consequently, the USPS began to temporarily adjust the delivery and retail operations throughout the state on September 27.
Most Florida regions have been suspended as Hurricane Ian approaches, but many previously closed post offices have now reopened, and delivery has been restored in several areas. On September 29, the postal service said that it had resumed delivery and retail operations in theFlorida lower keys, As well as inCentral and Southwest Florida. Then, on September 30, the agency said that it had "resumed delivery and retail operations in a large part of the north of Florida".
The USPS said security is its top priority.
While many regions of Florida have restored their mail service, the USPS warned that the suspensions in Georgia and South Carolina will remain in place "until further notice". According to the agency, this is necessary to protect Americans. "We apologize for any drawback that customers can live, but the safety of customers and employees is our greatest priority," said the USPS.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
To remain informed of the moment when delivery will resume in certain areas and for the reopening of specific post office offices, you can check the agency's service alert page for current status updates. "The postal service appreciates its customers and their understanding, because we temporarily adjust operations due to bad weather," said the USPS. "We will continue to monitor tropical weather conditions and restore the service when it is sure to do so."