First contactless aid flights arrive in disaster-hit Tonga as islands aim to keep Covid-19 out
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By Rhea Mogul, Jake Kwon, Sophie Jeong and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The first contactless aid flights arrived in disaster-hit Tonga on Thursday, as the coronavirus-free Pacific island nation takes precautions to keep the virus out of its borders in the wake of a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.
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As the first humanitarian aid flights reach Tonga, images emerging from the Pacific nation's capital show the scale of the devastation wrought by a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, which cut the Pacific nation off from the rest of the world last week.
By Rhea Mogul, Jake Kwon, Sophie Jeong and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The first contactless aid flights arrived in disaster-hit Tonga on Thursday, as the coronavirus-free Pacific island nation takes precautions to keep the virus out of its borders in the wake of a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.
New Zealand and Australia each sent military transport planes with water, generators and other aid for the 80% of Tonga’s population who have been impacted by the eruption.
The first humanitarian flights arrived in volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga Thursday, five days after the dual disaster cut the Pacific kingdom off from the rest of the world.
The eruption severed Tonga's single fiber-optic cable, rendering the entire Pacific archipelago offline and unable to communicate with the rest of the world.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- The first flight carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga was finally able to leave Thursday after the Pacific nation's
The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga were finally able to leave after the Pacific nation's main runway was cleared of ash left by a huge
The airport's runway has been cleared of ash to make way for the flights. Additional aid is expected later this week. Phone links were also being restored after a five-day blackout.
Australia and New Zealand sent aircraft carrying much-needed aid, five days after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami hit Tonga. Additional aid is expected later this week.
The first contactless aid flights arrived in disaster-hit Tonga on Thursday, as the coronavirus-free Pacific island nation takes precautions to keep the virus out of its borders in the wake of a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.
The flight arrived in Tonga five days after a massive underwater volcano erupted there – killing three people and leaving extensive tsunami damage and a blanket of fallen ash in its wake.
