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Aussie holidaymakers fear they will be forgotten on small islands adjacent to embattled New Caledonia as airports and other forms of transport shut down across the territory.
Rioting has continued on the French-controlled island as locals express their anger at electoral changes passed last week.
The protests have resulted in the deaths of six people while cars and roadblocks were set on fire around the capital, Noumea.
All domestic and international travel has been grounded during the unrest, forcing the Australian Government to launch two repatriation flights so far.
While more than 180 Aussies touched down in Brisbane on Tuesday, other holidaymakers on the country's smaller islands remain 'trapped'.
About 100 Aussies still remain trapped on New Caledonia after all travel to or from the country was halted as riots grip the Pacific nation (pictured)
Sydney woman, Sarah Melrose, said she feels 'unsafe' while waiting for news on repatriation from officials, nine days after she was supposed to leave.
The 35-year-old arrived in Noumea on May 8, before the riots, then made her way to the Isle of Pines, a 15-hectare island south-east of the main island.
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Ms Melrose said her hotel, one of the few on the island, is slowly running out of food nine days after the riots started.
She has been in contact with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) but is yet
