22/05/2024 11:25 (UTC)

President of France travels to New Caledonia due to violence

Nouméa, May 22 (EFE/EPA).- New unrest has shaken the French overseas territory New Caledonia on Wednesday while President Emmanuel Macron left Paris to visit the island and launch a dialogue.

The violence that started on 13 May has killed six and injured several hundred people while hundreds of shops, businesses and official buildings have been burnt or damaged.

The riots were caused by a law voted in the French Parliament that gives voting rights to the non indigenous population of the Pacific island. (Camera: BRUNO FAVRE).

FOOTAGE SHOWS A HELICOPTER ARRIVING AT MAGENTA AIRPORT, DAMAGE TO A MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ACCESS ROAD TO THE GASTON BOURRET HOSPITAL, DESTRUCTION OF THE MEDIPOLE KOUTIO SHOPPING AREA IN NOUMÉA, NEW CALEDONIA.

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Date: 22/05/2024 10:40 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Unrest and conflicts » Civil unrest
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 108 seconds
Reference: 55013647433
Relevance: Normal