Wellington, New Zealand: Thick ash on the airport foundation delayed sending aid to the Pacific State of the State of Tonga Island, where significant damage was reported the day after the eruption of large-sea volcanoes and tsunamis.
The New Zealand’s military sent drinking water needed and other equipment, but said ash on the runway would delay flights at least one day.
A towering of ash clouds since Saturday’s eruption was prevented to before.
New Zealand also sent two Navy ships to Tonga who would leave Tuesday and promise early 1 million New Zealand dollars ($ 680,000) against recovery efforts.
Australia also sent a naval ship from Sydney to Brisbane to prepare support missions if needed.
Communication with Tonga has been very limited, but New Zealand and Australia were sent to military supervision to assess damage on Monday.
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and the Tonga government `report significant infrastructure damage around Tongatapu, ” said spokesman u.n.
Stephane Dujarric.
“ There is no contact from the Ha’apai group of islands, and we are very concerned two small lowland islands – Mango and Fonoi – the following flights reconfirm the damage to large property, “Dujarric said.
The New Zealand High Commission in Tonga also reported “ significant damage “along the west coast of Tongatapu’s main island, including with resorts and along the coastal area.
The satellite image taken was a spectacular eruption, with ash feathers, steam and gas rising as giant mushrooms on the South Pacific.
The tsunami wave of about 80 cm (2.7 feet) crashed into the coastline of Tonga, and crossed the Pacific, causing small damage from New Zealand to Santa Cruz, California.
The eruption triggered a sonic explosion that could be heard as far as Alaska.
Two sank in Peru, who also reported oil spills after the wave of moved ships that transferred oil at the refinery.
Acting Highly New Zealand’s Commissioner for Tonga, Peter Lund, said there were reports that had not been confirmed for three casualties in Tonga so far.
One death was confirmed by the family: British woman Angela Glover, 50, who was swept away by the wave.
Nick Eleini said his sister’s body had been found and that her husband survived.
“ I understand that this terrible accident arose when they tried to save their dog, “said Eleini Sky News.
He said his life brother dreams ” to live in the South Pacific and “ he loves his life there.
“Hunga Tonga Hunga Hunga Barrier Hunga Ha’apai, about 64 kilometers (40 miles) north of Nuku Nuku’alofa, is the latest in a series of dramatic eruptions.
At the end of 2014 and early 2015, the eruption created a small new island and disrupted aircraft trips to the Pacific Islands.
The Earth Imaging Company Planet Labs PBC has watched the island after new ventilation began to erupt at the end of December.
Satellite imagery shows how drastic volcanoes are in the form of regions, creating an island that develops off Tonga.
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Being exploring how to bring aid supply and more staff and have received a request to restore communication lanes in Tonga, Dujarric said.
One of the difficult factors is that Tonga has managed to avoid the Covid-19 outbreak.
New Zealand said military staff were vaccinated and were willing to take part in the Tonga protocol.
The New Zealand military said it hoped that airfields in Tonga would be opened on Wednesday or Thursday.
The military said it was considered a airdrop but it was “ not a tonga authority preference.
“Communication with limited archipelagic countries because the underwater single fiber optic cable that connects Tonga to the whole world is likely to be cut off in the eruption.
Companies that have cables and repairs can take weeks.
Samiela Fonua, who led the Board in Tonga Cable Ltd, said the cable seemed to have been cut around 10 to 15 minutes after the eruption.
He said the cable lies above and in coral reefs, which can be sharp.
Fonua said the ship would need to pull the cable to assess damage and then the crew would need to fix it.
A single break might take a week for repairs, he said, while some breaks can take up to three weeks.
He added that it was unclear but when it would be safe to ship to explore near the underwater volcano to do work.
A second bottom cable that connects the islands in Tonga also seems to have broken up, said Fonua.
However, the local telephone network is working, allowing Tonga to call each other.
But he said the abu cloud lingering it continued to make telephone calls even difficult foreign satellites.