Is Lyelchytsy safe? Belarus travel risk
Is Lyelchytsy safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lyelchytsy scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Belarus Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 29 Dec 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 10 Sep 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Lyelchytsy scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Belarus (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lyelchytsy: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Belarus travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 51.7894° N, 28.3214° E within Homyel’skaya Voblasts’, Lyelchytsy is situated 240.3 km NNW of Minsk.
Homyel’skaya Voblasts’
51.7894° N, 28.3214° E
Lowland
UTC
12,334
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Belarus
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Lyelchytsy happened in March (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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