SYDNEY: The first humanitarian flights containing tons of aid from neighboring nations have finally arrived to the volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga, five days after the dual disaster cut the Pacific nation off from the rest of the world.
This handout photo taken and released on January 20, 2022 by the Royal Australian Air Force and the Australian Defence Force shows Air Movements Operator Leading Aircraftman Michael Ash (R) from the No. 23 Squadron and Tonga ground handling personnel unloading humanitarian assistance and engineering equipment from a C-17A Globemaster III at Fua’amotu International Airport in Tonga following the January 15 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano nearby. LACW EMMA SCHWENKE / AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE / AFP
SYDNEY: The first humanitarian flights containing tons of aid from neighboring nations have finally arrived to the volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga, five days after the dual disaster cut the Pacific nation off from the rest of the world.