Islanders have been without access to the web for three weeks, after officials found repairing the undersea cables was proving more difficult than first thought.
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha apai, an underwater volcano in the South Pacific, spewed debris as high as 25 miles into the atmosphere when it erupted on January 15.
It's a pandemic predicament. With only 1 recorded case of COVID-19 in their island nation, Tongans are desperate for help after the volcanic eruption but eager to keep the virus out.