contact. it is very difficult, with the ash cloud causing problems with satellite phones, the undersea cable has been damaged, and also we have equipment power outages making communication very difficult. we know that despite that there is action happening on the ground. the lower lying atolls that you mention, how many people live there, and how much warning that they have had? would they be completely submerged? we do not know quite the extent of the damage. there are some reports of a completely submerged atolls. we cannot actually say that that is actually accurate and confirmed information at this point in time, thatis information at this point in time, that is why we are very keen to hear from those communities. we are also very keen for the new zealand defence force flight and the australian flight that have offered assistance to the tongan government