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Link and text of article below:

https://www.ktoo.org/2022/01/24/why-tonga-is-opting-for-contactless-humanitarian-aid/

How do you bring aid to a disaster-struck nation when you don’t want to let any outsiders in?

That’s the pandemic dilemma faced by Tonga following the eruption of a massive underwater volcano on Jan. 15. International aid is on the way, but efforts are hamstrung by the desire to keep the coronavirus out of the remote Pacific island nation, which consists of some 170 islands, many uninhabited, and has a population of about 100,000.

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GoFundMe for Tonga Aid:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/tonga-tsunami-relief-by-pita-taufatofua

Tongan Olympic athlete Pita Taufatofua has set up a gofundme for aid to Tonga after the volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami on the island nation.

For More Info about the GoFundMe:

Tongan Olympian who became a viral sensation for his oiled torso asks for tsunami help

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2022/01/16/pita-taufatofua-olympian-tonga-tsunami/

Pita Taufatofua's Instagram: Tonga GofundMe link in bio

https://www.instagram.com/pita_tofua/

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News article about the Sat Jan 15, 2022 underwater volcano eruption and tsunami in Tonga:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-60009944

This devastated Tonga and had wide reaching effects across the world.  It seems all communications in Tonga are currently down.  I'm still trying to find out more about what happened.

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