In May 2024 New Caledonia experienced the worst riots in its history, with 14 deaths

Omissions

• The 14-death toll is the cumulative total for the whole period of unrest that began on 13 May 2024; during May 2024 itself the toll was lower (about 6 by 18 May, rising to 11 later), and the 14th victim was recorded only in December 2024. The claim conflates the total toll with the single month of May 2024.
• The damage figure is most precisely estimated at €2.2 billion (about 27% of the territory's economy), not exactly €2 billion; the claim rounds it slightly downwards.
• The characterisation 'worst riots in its history' is a widely repeated but evaluative statement rather than a measurable statistic.
• No primary official source (French government, Haut-commissariat, INSEE) was located within the search budget; the figures rest on multiple independent secondary outlets citing official/insurer estimates.

Sources

• SecondaryLe MondeAu total, quatorze personnes sont mortes au cours des violences qui ont commencé le 13 mai dans l'archipel, sur fond de protestation contre la réforme du corps électoral.
• SecondaryFranceinfo (La1ère)14 personnes tuées par balle · 975 blessés · 10 à 15 % de PIB en moins · 35 milliards d'indemnités versées par les assurances.
• SecondaryFranceinfoQuatorze morts et 2 milliards de dégâts. Le traumatisme est intact pour Marjorie Ducout...
• SecondaryOuest-FranceNouvelle-Calédonie : la crise aurait coûté au moins 2,2 milliards d'euros
• SecondaryThe GuardianFourteen people, mostly Kanak, were killed and the riots caused an estimated $2.4bn (€2.2bn) in damage.