Al Jazeera’s report on Tonga from Auckland.
It has been a week since the Hunga volcanic eruption and tsunami near Tonga destroyed large parts of the South Pacific kingdom.
For several days, it was cut off from the world, but aid is now flowing in, mainly from New Zealand and Australia while China claimed to be the first to donate money.
Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports from Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
- READ MORE: World rushes aid to tsunami-hit Tonga amid water, food shortage
- Other Tonga volcano eruption reports at Asia Pacific Report
- Other reports at The Pacific Newsroom
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