Tonga receives first aid flights with more to arrive cgtn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cgtn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Fiji Times » Planes, ships head for devastated Tonga as aid operation ramps up fijitimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fijitimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lisala Folau, who is disabled, was swept out to sea from the small, isolated island of Atata, but made it to the main island of Tongatapu, about eight kilometres away.
A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules landed in Tonga's Fua'amotu International Airport, a defence spokesperson said, after a blanket of volcanic ash was cleared off the runway.