New Caledonia evacuation flights

Australia and New Zealand are sending government planes to evacuate nationals from the French overseas territory wracked by days of deadly riots

Unrest triggered by fears that new electoral laws will dilute indigenous votes and hand more power
to French residents

Malabou
50km 30 miles


Coral Sea
Brisbane
Sydney 
Melbourne
Tasmania
1,000km 600 miles
La Foa
Nouméa
AUSTRALIA
Yate
South Pacific Ocean
Canberra
Auckland
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Touho
NEW CALEDONIA
Kone
Loyalty Islands


French President Emmanuel Macron is to visit archipelago and increase police numbers to restore law and order


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