is a screen grab from very disturbing video that you mentioned there, max that shows this surge of people. you re literally looking at a wall of humanity, a crush of bodies, and if you watch that video, which again we re not playing, because it s too disturbed. you hear very harrowing screams of people trapped inside between these bodies. you can see arms flailing, hoping for help people trying to pull them out. but they simply can t. this took place outside of a school where two local merchants were distributing aid at sunset. that s a very normal tradition that happens during ramadan. we re just at the turn of idle fitter, of course, one of the most important holidays in the muslim calendar and these people were gathered to get just $10.78 people killed waiting for just $10. i mean, truly, truly heartbreaking. now who s the officials say those two merchants did not coordinate with local authorities? that s what caused this crowd surge. they ve arrested those two merchants, and they a
after tonga has got enough water we will have to rebuild and it will be a long road to recovery. tongan communities abroad have also been providing support and donations. in new zealand, entire families filled this auckland car park and loaded trucks with supplies of food, water and other essentials. a tongan born rugby player, who lives in the uk, has not heard from his family and has launched a fundraising page to help with reliefs. the tongan government has asked for the international aid effort led by australia and new zealand to be paced so the island s small airport and harbour are not overwhelmed. in the next few days, a repair ship will arrive to reconnect the undersea cable that links tonga to international telecoms networks. jatinder dhillon, bbc news.
limiting the numbers who can gather, making sure people wear masks in close settings, and also maintaining the distance and hand washing, the public health that has always been suggested alongside the covid response. suggested alongside the covid resonse. . ~ suggested alongside the covid resonse. . ~ i. suggested alongside the covid resonse. . . ., response. thank you so much for “oininu response. thank you so much for joining the response. thank you so much for joining the interesting how - joining the interesting how covid infiltrates into every story we are covering. you re watching bbc news our main headline. britain is accusing russia of planning to install a pro kremlin leader in ukraine, as fears of an invasion grow. foreign aid is being distributed in tonga, with the un saying more than 80% of the population has been affected by last weekend s volcanic eruption and tsunami. hollywood actor arnold schwarzenegger has been involved in a multi car crash in la. one woman has
it is a complicated operation. the pacific kingdom is covid free and has strict border control policies, requiring contactless delivery of aid. that means aid workers cannot enter the country unless they have undergone a three week isolation period. supplies are quarantined for 72 hours after arrival, before being distributed by tongan authorities. the un says the country will be heavily reliant on food aid for some time. almost all the crops have been badly affected by volcanic ash. farmers have lost their homes and livelihoods. in the first update since the eruption triggered a tsunami, the government says the country has been hit by an unprecedented disaster. tonga s recovery from this disaster is going to be long term, and i think we need to ensure that we keep the momentum up.