First French tourists evacuated from New Caledonia
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Noumea: The first evacuation flights for French tourists stranded in New Caledonia due to riots in the Pacific territory took off Saturday, the high c...
Noumea: The first evacuation flights for French tourists stranded in New Caledonia due to riots in the Pacific territory took off Saturday, the high commission in the archipelago said.
The international airport in the capital Noumea has remained closed for more than a week and all commercial flights have been cancelled due to the unrest.
"Measures to send foreigners and French tourists home continue," the high commission, which represents the French state, said in a statement.
The tourists departed Saturday from Magenta airfield in Noumea aboard military aircraft headed for Australia and New Zealand, according to an AFP journalist.
They will then have to take commercial flights to mainland France.
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