Protesters block New Caledonia roads as French police pour in

SYDNEY/PARIS - A thousand police arrived in New Caledonia from France and the streets were relatively calm after a week of unrest, the French High Commission said on Monday, but roads were blocked by protesters and the airport remained shut, stranding tourists.

Roadblocks were making it a challenge to get food supplies to stores in several areas or to provide secure travel for medical staff, New Caledonia government officials said, adding, however, that there were no shortages of supplies or staff.Protests erupted last week, sparked by anger among indigenous Kanak people over a constitutional amendment approved in France that would change who is allowed to participate in elections, which local leaders fear will dilute the Kanak vote.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the situation, in the French territory, which lies in the southwest Pacific, some 1,500 km east of Australia, is "deeply concerning". On Friday, the United States raised its travel advisory for New Caledonia to say that US citizens should "reconsider travel" there due to the unrest.

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