The French government sent a vessel with ten tons of humanitarian aid for victims on the Tonga Islands, reports Premier Broadcaster.
Paris chartered La Glorieuse ship for delivery in Tonga ten tons of humanitarian cargo: four tons of drinking water and six tons of various tools, tents, hygienic sets. The ship came out of the port of Noumea, which is located in the overseas territory of France New Caledonia, and by January 27, must arrive in the capital of the affected country of Nukulyf.
In addition to humanitarian cargo, France will send military aircraft to the country to help the Tongov authorities to conduct intelligence flights to assess the overall damage from natural disaster.
Humanitarian aid from Australia and New Zealand has already arrived on Tonga. Several vessels from the USA, Great Britain and Japan are also sent to the shores of Fiji, but their arrival is difficult because of problems with navigation – on the surface of the sea is still a large number of volcanic precipitation.
Earlier in Tonga Rescuers discovered the body of 50-year-old citizen Britain Angela Glover, who died due to the eruption of the underwater volcano, trying to save their dogs. A woman and her animals washed a powerful wave, which was caused by an eruption of the underwater volcano. At the same time, her spouse could be saved while holding away on the tree.
Hunga-Tonga-Hongha-Haapay’s volcano began to erupt in the island of the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga on January 14, provoking the tsunami wave. Element destroyed almost all houses on small remote archipelago islands. The authorities called the “unprecedented catastrophe”.