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 seen a week of deadly riots sparked by electoral changes by the French government in Paris.
The French High Commission in New Caledonia said on Tuesday that the airport would remain closed to commercial flights and that the army would be deployed to protect public buildings.
About 3,200 people were waiting to leave or enter New Caledonia as commercial flights were canceled due to the unrest that broke out last week, the local government said.
