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3 months after volcanic eruption, Tonga slowly rebuilds

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, 2022. 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. (Malau Media/IFRC via AP)

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. 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. (Malau Media/IFRC via AP)

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. 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. (Malau Media/IFRC via AP)

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. 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. (POIS Christopher Szumlanski/Royal Australian Navy via AP)

In this photo supplied by the Royal Australian Navy, a local man clears debris on Nomuka Island in Tonga Feb. 26, 2022. 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. (LSCSO Rye Huckel/Royal Australian Navy via AP)

In this photo supplied by the Royal Australian Navy, a sailor from HMAS Supply clears debris on Nomuka Island, Tonga on Feb. 26, 2022. 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. (LSCSO Rye Huckel/Royal Australian Navy via AP)

In this photo supplied by the Royal Australian Navy, a resident of Nomuka Island in Tonga clears debris on Feb. 26, 2022, following the Jan. 15 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcano and subsequent tsunami. 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. (LSCSO Rye Huckel/Royal Australian Navy via AP)

3 months after volcanic eruption, Tonga slowly rebuilds