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Tonga back online as undersea cable repaired

February 22, 2022 by Sarfaraz Rizvi

NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga – Internet connection was restored in Tonga on Tuesday, five weeks after a massive volcanic eruption shredded the undersea cable that connects the Pacific nation with the rest of the world. Telecom providers Digicel and TCC said data connectivity had been restored to two main islands, after breaks in an 80-kilometre (50-mile) stretch … Read more

Volcanic eruption, tsunami damage total 90.4 mln USD in Tonga

February 15, 2022 by Sana Fatima

SUVA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — The powerful eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga on Jan. 15 and its aftermath has caused an estimated sum of 90.4 million U.S. dollars in damage, a World Bank disaster assessment report said. The damage is equivalent to about 18.5 percent of Tonga’s gross domestic product, noted … Read more

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