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Tsunami-hit Tonga grapples with volcanic ash

The volcanic ash that covers much of the South Pacific islands of Tonga is one of many obstacles to getting aid to people in need. Families have stopped children from playing outside. But cleanup operations are moving forward.

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This combination of the satellite images provided by Planet Labs PBC, shows Niutoua in Tongatapu, Tonga on Jan. 9, 2021, top, and on Jan. 17, 2022, after the Jan. 15 eruption. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

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HMNZS Wellington departs with naval divers, hydrographers and a helicopter on board to assist with delivering supplies to Tonga after a volcanic eruption and tsunami, from Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, New Zealand January 18, 2022 according to a statement by New Zealand Defence Force. Courtesy of NZDF/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

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Personnel wearing personal protection equipment (PPE), and a load of humanitarian relief supplies sent by New Zealand are seen next to an aircraft at Fua'amotu International Airport on the island of Tongatapu, Tonga, January 20, 2022. New Zealand High Commission, Nuku'alofa Tonga/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

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Das Konsulat des Königreichs Tonga hat dieses Foto der von Asche bedeckten Landschaft veröffentlicht. Die Vereinten Nationen (UN) gehen davon aus, dass die von dem Vulkanausbruch in Tonga betroffenen Menschen kurz- und langfristig Lebensmittelhilfe benötigen. «Schon vor dem Vulkanausbruch war die Lebensmittelversorgung von 20 Prozent der Bevölkerung nicht gesichert», sagte ein Sprecher des Welternährungsprogramms (WFP) am Freitag in Genf. Nun seien durch den Tsunami und den vulkanischen Ascheregen viele Ackerflächen, der Viehbestand und die Fischerei stark in Mitleidenschaft gezogen. +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++

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