SYDNEY, June 26, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Nearly one-third of citizens in Pacific nation Tuvalu are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures obtained by AFP show.

More than 3,000 Tuvaluans have entered a ballot for the first batch of visas, according to official figures on the Australian programme, almost a full third of the nation's 10,000 population.