#south-pacific

#south-pacific

The accord proposes the creation of a State of New Caledonia, with its own nationality, but stops short of the independence sought by many Indigenous Kanaks.

"If they want to come, who would welcome them? Not Fiji," Rabuka told reporters during an address at Australia's National Press Club. "And I think that China understands that well."

The last time three such storms occurred in the South Pacific was January 2021 when Lucas, Ana and Bina were churning simultaneously.