BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, on Wednesday met with Tonga Speaker of the Legislati
covid free. we the ground without covid-19 covid-free the ground without covid-19 covid-free. we often hear, lord fakafanua. covid-free. we often hear, lord fakafanua, of covid-free. we often hear, lord fakafanua, of particularly - covid-free. we often hear, lord fakafanua, of particularly with l fakafanua, of particularly with pacific islands, that you are very resilient. you have to deal with some pretty awful weather conditions, now you have a volcanic eruption followed by a tsunami. i mean, you feel the heat of what is going on in the world and you are in this ring of fire, how has that been managed perhaps by the generation of your generation who is in power now but how do the youngsters deal with it? do they get it? the? with it? do they get it? they do understand. with it? do they get it? they do understand. climate - with it? do they get it? tue: do understand. climate change is very real and the effects of being seen. this volcanic eruption, i ve been told, is a on
that the necessary food items and technology and gear gets on the ground without covid i9. we often hear, lord fakafanua, of particularly with pacific islands, that you are very resilient. you have to deal with some pretty awful weather conditions, now you ve got this is a volcanic eruption followed by a tsunami. i mean, you feel the heat of what is going on in the world and you are in this ring of fire. how is that being managed, not perhaps by the generation of your generation who is in power now, but how do the youngsters deal with that sort of thing? do they get it? they do understand. climate change is very real and the effects are being seen. this volcanic eruption, i ve been told, is a once in 1000 occasion. and, you know, the people of tonga are very resilient. they were immediately out there on the streets, helping to clean up their neighbourhoods, street the roofs and to clear a lot of the ash fall that has
the nation will be heavily reliant on food aid for some time. lord fakafanua is tonga s speaker of parliament. he s currently separated from his family in auckland, new zealand, and is not sure when he can return home to help clean up. when i flew out, i came to see my mother, who was in auckland, and we didn t anticipate any of this would happen, so it came as a great surprise to everyone, the shock of the volcanic eruption and tsunami. absolutely. and i want to ask you if you ve got updates for us but i know how difficult communication is there. but do you feel that you are building up a clear idea now of the communities that have been worst affected? yes, we it s been a week now from last saturday and even though comms are intermittent at this stage,
clogged up a lot of machinery, including water collection for the homes, so i m just hearing messages of people sticking together, tongans being united help each other, and we are very fortunate that the global community has reacted and are sending supplies. that s the tongan parliament lord fakafanua. a bit of a change of story now. if you re trying to lose some weight after eating too much over the holidays, then you re not alone. armadillo twins patsy and eddie have been put on a strict diet by the zookeepers at their home in south east england. the sisters, named after the characters from the british sitcom absolutely fabulous had an over indulgent festive period and now need an improved diet and exercise regime.