it is wonderful to have you on the programme, vanessa, and thank you so much for making the time to do this in what must be such a busy period for you. in what must be such a busy period foryou. let in what must be such a busy period for you. let me start by asking, what is the situation on the ground now? . ., what is the situation on the ground now? . ~ , ., , what is the situation on the ground now? ., ,, y., , . what is the situation on the ground now? ., , . . ., now? thank you very much. we are currently working now? thank you very much. we are currently working on now? thank you very much. we are currently working on the now? thank you very much. we are currently working on the ground. i now? thank you very much. we are| currently working on the ground. we are doing water relief response. at the tonga national youth congress, we have worked with 0xfam since 2012, so we have eight water stations on the ground now, with more than 25 volunteers working in different locations
the us rejects russian security demands on ukraine and eastern europe and says further talks will address moscow s concerns. the red cross says humanitarian aid to tonga is ramping up after the airport was cleared of ash, making it safe for planes to land. britain s royal navy ship carrying aid, including bottled water, firstaid kits, ppe and baby products, arrived on the island on wednesday. but tongan officials say the country is still in dire need of international support. tonga has been virtually cut off from the rest of the world after the volcanic eruption crippled communications and internet connection may not be fully restored for weeks. the line may be unstable, but we ve managed to get in touch with vanessa lolohea, executive director at the tonga national youth congress. she joins us on the phone live from tonga.
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so we have claimed the storage area for drinking water. as you know, water is still the main need around on the ground at the moment. i see. yes. va nessa vanessa lolohea speaking to me a little earlier. now to the story of an amazing reunion, more than 50 years after a toddler was found wandering alone miles from her home in australia. kathy wrethman s dissappearance in 1968 sparked a huge search one that fortunately had a happy ending. until now, though, she never really knew who had rescued her. but all these years later, our correspondentjon kay finally found the answer while he was researching the story of another missing
families and start working and doing a lot of work in the community, and so youth now are on the front line. they also have the energy. they are on the go all the time, cleaning, doing community cleaning, emergency situations, and also cleaning around areas that have elderly people, people with disability. fantastic. vanessa, people with disability. .. fantastic. vanessa. i people with disability. fantastic. vanessa. i am people with disability. fantastic. vanessa, i am so people with disability. fantastic. vanessa, i am so sorry, people with disability. fantastic. vanessa, i am so sorry, but i people with disability. fantastic. vanessa, i am so sorry, but we i people with disability. fantastic. | vanessa, i am so sorry, but we are going to have to leave it there. best of luck with your relief efforts going forward. you have been watching newsday. news in the last few minutes that north korea has reportedly fired a projectile into the sea off its east coast stop lots more for y