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3 months after volcanic eruption, Tonga continues to rebuild

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In this photo provided by Malau Media/IFRC, Tonga Red Cross Society's staff and volunteers unloading boxes of water bottles from the boat into the beach in Nomuka Ha'apai Island, Tonga on April 1. Three months on from a devastating volcano and tsunami in Tonga, the AP checks in on how the island nation is recovering. The bill from the tsunami is estimated at some $90 million and GDP is expected to fall by more than 7% this year. The cleanup has been hindered by an internet outage caused by the tsunami and the nation’s first outbreak of COVID-19.
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In this photo provided by Malau Media/IFRC, Tonga Red Cross Society's staff and volunteers unloading boxes of noodles from the boat into the beach in Nomuka on Ha'apai Island, Tonga on April 1, 2022.
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In this photo provided by Malau Media/IFRC, Tonga Red Cross's staff and volunteers do a count of the supplies while they wait for the a boat on Ha'apai Island, Tonga on April 1, 2022.
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In this photo supplied by the Royal Australian Navy, an Australian Defence Force MRH-90 Taipan helicopter provides aerial reconnaissance of Eua Island in Tonga on Feb. 21, 2022.
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In this photo supplied by the Royal Australian Navy, a local man clears debris on Nomuka Island in Tonga Feb. 26.
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In this photo supplied by the Royal Australian Navy, a sailor from HMAS Supply clears debris on Nomuka Island, Tonga on Feb. 26.
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In this photo supplied by the Royal Australian Navy, a resident of Nomuka Island in Tonga clears debris on Feb. 26.