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Tonga Receives Relief Aid as Volcanic Ash Covers Island
An undersea volcano erupted in the South Pacific and blanketed Tonga in heavy ash which threatened the country’s water supply safe. International relief supplies like generators, communications gear and shelter kits have arrived.
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One of the most important ones, of course, is water. Secondly, communication tools. I’m picking that’s a combination of satellite phones, amongst other things, that will allow us to open up more communication lines. I understand communication around the island and particular, the main islanders, there are limited communications that have opened up there. International communications still remains a challenge.
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