Australia, New Zealand send evacuation flights to New Caledonia
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON -Australia and New Zealand said they will send government planes to New Caledonia on Tuesday to evacuate nationals from the French territory which has experienced a week of deadly riots, sparked by electoral changes by the French government in Paris.
Over 1,000 gendarmes and police from France were at work, and another 600 personnel would be added in coming hours, France's High Commission said. New Zealand, French and Australian foreign ministers held a call on Monday evening, after New Zealand and Australia said they were waiting for clearance from French authorities to send defence aircraft to evacuate tourists.
"We want to acknowledge the support of relevant authorities, both in Paris and Nouméa, in facilitating this flight," he added. Further flights will be sent in coming days, he added. Viro Xulue, part of a community group providing social assistance to other Kanaks amid the crisis, said it felt like a return to the civil war of the 1980s, and people were scared.
"The French Government doesn't know how to control people here. They send more than 2,000 military to control, but it's fail," Xulue said.
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