2023 in New Caledonia
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Events from 2023 in New Caledonia.
Incumbents
[edit]- High Commissioner: Patrice Faure (until 6 February); Louis Le Franc onwards
- President of the Government: Louis Mapou
- Vice President of the Government: Isabelle Champmoreau
- President of Congress: Roch Wamytan
Events
[edit]Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in New Caledonia
- February – Cyclones Judy and Kevin cause damage to New Caledonia.[1]
- 19 May – A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, causing tsunami warnings in Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and other countries in the South Pacific, and generating a 60 cm (2.0 ft) tsunami in Lenakel, Vanuatu.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Powerful Cyclone Judy hits Vanuatu - Vanuatu | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ ABC News, ABC News. "7.7 magnitude earthquake causes small tsunami on South Pacific islands". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ The Guardian, The Guardian (2023-05-19). "Pacific islands warned of possible small tsunamis after earthquake near New Caledonia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
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