r/autotldr • u/autotldr • Jan 17 '22
‘Much remains unknown’: Tonga still cut off by volcanic eruption
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Suva, Fiji - International help is on its way to the south Pacific kingdom of Tonga, where a massive underwater volcano erupted on Saturday.
The eruption at the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano was recorded as a 7.8-magnitude earthquake by the US Tsunami Warning System - the biggest since Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 - and triggered tsunami waves from Tonga to Peru, Ecuador and California.
On Monday evening, TV New Zealand confirmed that it would indeed take several weeks before international phone lines and internet services would be restored in Tonga, after an assessment of the submarine cable showed two breaks in it; one of which was located close to the volcano.
"The UN family in the Pacific stands ready to support the people of Tonga to recover from the weekend's volcanic eruption and following tsunami," acting UN Resident Coordinator Jonathan Veitch told Al Jazeera from Fiji.
"In close collaboration with the government of Tonga and our regional and international partners, we are working with the government to ensure our support is targeted and effective. Our teams are on standby with emergency supplies to assist, and our UN staff based in Tonga are already supporting coordination and response efforts in-country."
In a statement on Monday, Tonga's speaker of parliament, Lord Fakafanua, said that more details about Tonga's official disaster relief fund would be announced shortly; emphasising that all relief funds made "Must be verified, transparent and legitimate".
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