New Caledonia is experiencing significant unrest, with the capital Noumea described as 'under siege' by local officials. The violence, which has resulted in six deaths over the past six days, is linked to protests against planned electoral reforms that locals believe will undermine their independence efforts. In response, France has deployed 1,000 police officers and troops to regain control, including 600 officers sent on May 16, 2024. French forces have launched a major operation to clear roadblocks and reopen the route to the international airport, which has been closed for commercial flights until Thursday. Despite these efforts, separatists have refused to abandon roadblocks. French President Emmanuel Macron has called a meeting of his defense and security council to address the crisis. The Australian Defence Force is on standby to assist, and evacuation flights for stranded tourists from Australia and New Zealand are set to depart soon. The unrest has also led to a surge in nickel prices and the deployment of GIGN special forces.
#BREAKING: Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed two Australian flights will bring stranded tourists home from New Caledonia today. #9News https://t.co/Pi7GvsAvfb
BREAKING: Australia and New Zealand sending planes to evacuate nationals from New Caledonia's unrest https://t.co/vpWpPz25tb
Australia, New Zealand sending planes to evacuate nationals from New Caledonia https://t.co/YGcWaizVFG
Two repatriation flights are set to leave New Caledonia today and the government is working on more, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says. https://t.co/XDfMAchkuf
#BREAKING: The federal government says it has received clearance to send two planes to New Caledonia to pick up stranded Australians. https://t.co/URoVoyGxui
The federal government says it has received clearance to send two planes to New Caledonia to pick up stranded Australians. https://t.co/URoVoyFZEK
#BREAKING New Zealand rescue plane to depart for New Caledonia in the "next hour" to pick up tourists stranded in the crisis-hit French territory https://t.co/nWqnxEApZr
President Emmanuel Macron's plans to put the remote territory of New Caledonia—and its massive reserves of nickel—at the center of France’s push to secure raw materials for the clean-energy transition are colliding with a hard-line local political movement https://t.co/poocnKMPDK
🇫🇷🇳🇨⚡ Special forces of the GIGN are fully engaged in the territory for reconnaissance, reconquest and intervention missions, to restore law and order after the recent Kanak riots in New Caledonia. https://t.co/VDqz5SEy7M
New Caledonia airport still shut as pro-independence group says road blockades to continue ➡️ https://t.co/9jJqfoNmri https://t.co/t6mg53ikdS
New Caledonia: Macron calls further security meeting as deadly unrest grinds on https://t.co/qLZKLnUbhf
France launches ‘major operation’ to quash unrest in overseas territory The authorities have vowed to re-establish order in New Caledonia 'whatever the cost' https://t.co/AVi7sjpsdL https://t.co/LwQx0hUhkh
🇳🇨🇫🇷 The situation in New Caledonia is still tense. https://t.co/ILIk3SofDu https://t.co/v93j09TC90
Main airport in #France's #riot-hit #NewCaledonia closed for commercial flights till Thursday: operator 🗞️ Catch the day's latest news and updates ➠ https://t.co/nJxiZBwd5l https://t.co/X4Jr2RUOW3
Protestors block New Caledonia roads as French police arrive https://t.co/qUDlIb9SAQ https://t.co/49WD9Ni1Rj
#France's President Emmanuel Macron has called a meeting of his defense and security council to discuss the deadly unrest in the Pacific territory of #NewCaledonia. https://t.co/I65HmyngcH
French Forces Seek To Retake Control Of Key Highway In New Caledonia | Armoured Vehicles, Backhoes . . . #french | #france | #caledonia | #france | #RepublicDigital | #RepublicWorld | #RepublicTV https://t.co/kxtndGpFM5
The Australian Defence Force is ready to fly in to help Australians trapped in New Caledonia. https://t.co/AqBN1SLwD0
Separatists in riot-hit New Caledonia refused Monday to abandon road blocks that have paralysed much of the Pacific archipelago and halted commercial air traffic. France has sent 1,000 police and troop reinforcements to its overseas territory https://t.co/lqsT7uEZ9j https://t.co/7CFxE5wl5m
Evacuation flights unable to reach tourists stranded in New Caledonia amid unrest https://t.co/NPJG2LpkRf
French President Emmanuel Macron called a meeting of his defense and security council to discuss the deadly unrest in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia. https://t.co/fFIgjjqAFb
Behind New Caledonia’s Riots, a Fight Over Vast Reserves of Nickel https://t.co/v3h1hD9fLz
A thousand police arrived in New Caledonia from France and street clashes had calmed, the French High Commission said, but Australia and New Zealand were unable to send in evacuation flights for tourists stranded on the Pacific island https://t.co/iyCE9S51Mj
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New Caledonia: Macron calls new security meeting as deadly unrest grinds on https://t.co/46BibQMB7D
Violent protests rage in France’s New Caledonia over planned electoral reforms that locals say will undermine their efforts to win independence from France. — in pictures https://t.co/MBpjoP7d6x https://t.co/aEtsNj8hb1
New Caledonia: Emmanuel Macron convenes a new defense council on Monday https://t.co/zRLTuIhKjf https://t.co/bCXfG8OlKV
#Nickel prices surge over 5% in a single month as unrest in #NewCaledonia fuels supply disruption fears. #NickelMarket #Commodities https://t.co/Dw2Ohftioq
Australian Defence Force ready to fly to New Caledonia as France launches raids on independence strongholds https://t.co/RegEuE6Tm7
Tomorrow French President Macron will hold a meeting of the Defense Council on the situation in New Caledonia. https://t.co/TClxCC4UR9
Nouvelle-Calédonie: après une semaine d'émeutes, le président Macron pressé de temporiser ➡️ https://t.co/iQ5BWfZsfw https://t.co/YejwJWCyAq
France has sent another 600 soldiers to New Caledonia in an attempt to restore order on the islands that are located East of Australia. The anti-France riots from the indigenous people, making up 40% of the pop. are spreading quickly. Via @PawelSokala https://t.co/PEprUJKP0B
French forces clear New Caledonia roadblocks as official vows to end unrest https://t.co/snD3FauTmv
French forces launch ‘major operation’ in New Caledonia, as unrest claims another life https://t.co/8XuGGDQJIj
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Australian Defence Force is ready to fly to New Caledonia once the situation is safe, as France moves to quash deadly riots. https://t.co/g29eQmfGnr
France's security forces have smashed through dozens of roadblocks set up by rioters in New Caledonia as they struggle to restore order after days of unrest. https://t.co/sU318h75u3
Using armored vehicles and backhoes to shove aside charred barricades, French security forces worked Sunday to retake control of the highway to the international airport in violence-scorched New Caledonia, shuttered because of deadly unrest wracking... https://t.co/IfA16zZECN
#French forces smashed through about 60 road blocks to clear the way from conflict-stricken #NewCaledonia’s capital to the airport but have still not reopened the route, a top government official says. https://t.co/8n5Q6IMrjh
French security forces work to regain control of airport highway in violence-scorched New Caledonia https://t.co/8hGP1tktIx
French forces smashed through about 60 road blocks to clear the way from conflict-stricken New Caledonia's capital to the airport but have still not reopened the route, a top government official said Sunday. ➡️ https://t.co/W1UM6MYUyn https://t.co/mtsy5HMltk
France began evacuating populated areas in southern New Caledonia, including the large city of Paita.
New Caledonia unrest explained https://t.co/w9FQqE96yU
French forces launch 'major operation' to open route to New Caledonia's restive capital https://t.co/5z7mhiZ87O
France mobilises police to regain control of New Caledonia airport road https://t.co/2zr02ID57s https://t.co/u86g4d0Che
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French forces launch 'major operation' to open route to New Caledonia's restive capital ➡️ https://t.co/dFzLOKBFbE https://t.co/egkLHra3t9
New Caledonia 'under siege' from rioting, says capital's mayor https://t.co/GmdGRXnamw
The video, dated May 16, 2024, shows reinforcements announced by the President of the French Republic arriving in New Caledonia. It was reported that 600 officers were transferred to this French overseas territory. https://t.co/6jDMhz6Eva
French Pacific territory New Caledonia was "under siege," the mayor of its capital Noumea said, after another person was killed, bringing the toll to six in as many days of unrest. https://t.co/fcV3xUejEf
New Caledonia ‘under siege’ says local official, as unrest claims another life https://t.co/QSkPue3r5y