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Aid agencies head to Tonga amid reports of extensive damage

2014-01-13 02:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Relief agencies were sending aid to Tonga on Monday amid reports of extensive damage to low-lying islands in the South Pacific archipelago after they were battered by a strong cyclone at the weekend. Early reports from emergency workers suggested that category five Cyclone Ian and its associated hurricane-force winds had caused significant damage to islands in the north. Tonga's director of emergencies, Leveni Aho, said there was no communication with 80 percent of the worst-hit Ha'apai island...

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