Is Mazenod safe? Lesotho travel risk
Is Mazenod safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Mazenod scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Lesotho Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 17 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Mazenod scores 47/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Lesotho (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Mazenod: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (52/100) and health and medical access (66/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Lesotho travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Mazenod belongs to Maseru (Lesotho), centered at coordinates 29.4642° S, 27.4969° E (1581 m above sea level). Distance to Maseru is 17.2 km towards the N.
Maseru
29.4642° S, 27.4969° E
1581 m
Africa/Maseru
27,553
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Lesotho)
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 Mazenod happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Lesotho travel advice & laws.
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