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New Caledonia. More than 3,000 passengers stranded due to instability
A total of 3,200 passengers have been affected by a lack of commercial flights to and from the riot-hit South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia, the territory's authorities said.
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According to figures provided by the two airlines that regularly serve New Caledonia, 3,200 people are unable to leave or return to the archipelago, government spokesman Gilbert Tyuienon said at a press conference in the capital, Noumea.
Commercial flights have been suspended since Tuesday because of the unrest in the French territory in the South Pacific.
Aircalin plans to resume flights on Tuesday, but Air Caledonie has not given a date, saying “until further notice”.
“Aircalin is currently providing accommodation for some [New Caledonians] who are stranded in Singapore or Tokyo,” said Vaimu’a Muliava, the government member responsible for the civil service.
“We will not be able to do this indefinitely. That’s why we say: one more day is one day too many,” he added.
The local government owns 99 percent of Aircalin and 50.3 percent of Air Caledonie.
Australia and New Zealand are also preparing to repatriate New Caledonian nationals.
Since Monday, the violence – the worst in New Caledonia since the late 1980s – has left five people dead, including two police officers, and hundreds injured, according to the authorities.
The crisis began after the presentation of a new bill adopted in Paris that would allow French residents who have lived in the archipelago for ten years to vote in local elections.
Local political leaders fear that the New Caledonian identity will be weakened by the measure.
Read Also: New Caledonia: France sends 1,000 more security forces (Portuguese version)
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