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Cover image of families on Mango Island in the Ha apai group waiting for help after the tsunami hit and destroyed every home.  Photo credit:  Piokalafi Faka’osi  - As communication with Tonga is slowly restored, the devastation to the small island nation is becoming more apparent.   So far the oficial fatality number remains at three and Digicel has been able to restore limited international voice and text connectivity via a satellite connection.  US cable company SubCom has advised that the best case scenario is four weeks for the cable to be repaired, with the repair ship expected to arrive in Tonga

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The island was spared much of the destruction feared after a nearby underwater volcano erupted, covering the area with dense clouds of ash.

Tonga tsunami: Family survived waves by tying themselves to a tree

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