The warnings have hurt the country economically, keeping tourists away in great numbers.
They also started a campaign to keep tourists from going on his charters.
No one at the chamber thinks that high gas prices have kept, or will keep, tourists away.
"First time I ever heard of a government keeping tourists out of a museum because it might fall down."
Local business leaders hope a theater will keep tourists and office workers from leaving the area at night.
While such reports put the city's situation in some perspective, officials here fear that they may keep tourists away.
The swine flu scare has kept tourists away from Mexico.
Hawaiian life guards calling smaller sizes to keep tourists away.
However, the town, which now has an official population of 8, is still hoping word-of-mouth will keep tourists coming.
Today though, police barricades kept tourists and art lovers back from the gallery.