Five days after eruption, the first batch of rescue supplies finally arrived in this South Pacific Island country yesterday.
The New Zealand Ministry of Defense said that after the volcanic ash on the runway of Nukufa International Airport in Tomako, a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft at the New Zealand Air Force landed at the airport yesterday.There are water containers on board, tool packs for temporary asylum, generators, health and family tool packages, and communication equipment.
A Global overlord transport aircraft in Australia has also arrived in Tonga, which contains supplies including seawater desalination equipment, cooking tools, and cleaning machines to clean up volcanic ash.Australia also sent a second plane to Tanga yesterday.
To ensure that Tang Jia maintains the "zero case" of crown disease, rescue materials will be transported in a "free contact" manner.
In addition, New Zealand also sent two ships to Tonga, one of which arrived yesterday to assist in checking the shipping channels and dock channels of the port of Tanga;Daily equipment that can purify 70,000 Gongshui seawater is scheduled to arrive today.Australia also plans to send a boat to Tanga today.
Because the volcanic ash and salt water from the tsunami pollute the water source, clean water is one of the most urgent materials for the Tanga people.
Moore, a senior commissioner in Tangjia, said that Tanga suffered "catastrophic" losses. The west coast of many resorts and houses was now a ruin.The United Nations said that Tonga estimates that there are 84,000 people, that is, more than 80%of the population is seriously affected by the disaster.
Tonga's foreign communication has been restored the night before, but it may take one month or longer to restore Internet services in an all -round way.Pulu, who is in Auckland, said: "You can get in touch with your loved ones and let us be relieved."
Volcano's deafening expert: 500 times the power of atomic bomb
Tangjia's Hong Ah Apay Island Volcano Volcano erupted violently on Saturday and triggered a tsunami, causing at least three people to die.Garvin, chief scientist at the NASA Godeder Space Flying Center, pointed out that the power of this eruption is equivalent to more than 500 times the power of 50 to 10 million tons of TNT explosives, or the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb in Japan during World War II.
The Tonga people visited by Reuters revealed that the loud noise erupted was deafening, which made them unable to hear other voices at all.Local reporter Kupu said: "After the first explosion sounded ... our tinnitus continued, we couldn't hear each other's voice, we could only point to the family to signal them to stand up quickly and prepare to run away."
KupuSaid that Tangjia's grain inventory may support several weeks, and most of the water sources are polluted by volcanic ash.At present, although local power supply has been restored, it is still timeless.While waiting for international assistance, the Tangjia people have begun to remove the volcanic ash and rubble accumulated everywhere, and start a long reconstruction work.
