New Caledonia tourists 'ecstatic' as rescue planes arrive

By Agence France-Presse

May 21, 2024 4:02 pm

NOUMEA, France—Tourists trapped by rioting, looting and separatist roadblocks in crisis-wracked New Caledonia expressed joy that they may soon be rescued after the first military evacuation flights landed on Tuesday.

For the last week, Australian tourist Maxwell Winchester and his wife Tiffany have been barricaded into a normally idyllic hill resort outside the capital Noumea.

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