briefly, the long-term im act tonga. briefly, the long-term impact of _ tonga. briefly, the long-term impact of this _ tonga. briefly, the long-term impact of this on _ tonga. briefly, the long-term impact of this on the - tonga. briefly, the long-term impact of this on the island? l tonga. briefly, the long-term impact of this on the island? i think it would definitely be a huge impact and it will be very long, especially in not only because of the synonymy but also the ash that has erupted from the volcano and the health concern as people are breathing it, especially with a huge cleanup mission happening now in tonga. this is all done by humans. about 200 volunteers, people coming to sweep the runway for the aircraft. we have to do it that we know that there will be a long—term problem because people are breathing this ash which is very dangerous and may cause long—term health. in the meantime we will see, because of salami ash coming into the main island, food will be limited so these are the concerns that we hold and we know for sure it will be faced by

well, tonga is covid _ covid-19 situation in tonga? well, tonga is covid freed _ covid-19 situation in tonga? well, tonga is covid freed much - covid—19 situation in tonga? -ii tonga is covid freed much like many countries in the pacific. so everyone who goes into tonga for this effort will be fully vaccinated and will also have had a pcr test as well. though they have high vaccination rates they are to come over 80%. they also had their borders closed since the beginning of the pandemic. obviously the new zealand government is not wanting to create any issues with the covid pandemic but since the response so farfrom pandemic but since the response so far from tonga pandemic but since the response so farfrom tonga in light pandemic but since the response so far from tonga in light of the pandemic has been very strong, closing borders, vaccinating people, this is a good scenario to start with in terms of delivering aid. find with in terms of delivering aid. and new zealand has a large tonga community. i wonder how they are responding

i've never seen tonga like that. the friday, the night before, the skies were different colours bit was yellow, red, orange. and then, as soon as something like that, i saw that black ash cloud and it seemed like it was following us in the car and also, straight after, i think it was about 8pm, then we heard these gusts of wind, three minutes. notice gather may be the oceanis minutes. notice gather may be the ocean is calming all the way so definitely i thought it was the last table god we still have today to laugh and to breathe. islamic state fighters have carried out one of their biggest attacks in syria since the group's self—declared caliphate was defeated. a british—based monitoring group says more than 120 people — most of them jihadists — have been killed in four days of fighting with kurdish—led forces in the northern city of hasa—keh. it's thought the aim of the attack is to free thousands of suspected islamic state supporters held in a jail there. mark lobel reports. scenes syrians never wanted

that is some of the situation happening in tonga. new zealand, they are going to impose their mask mandate rules from midnight on sunday after a cluster of 0micron, just nine cases i believe, but do you feel that is necessary, briefly? we've anticipated the onset of 0micron around what we are doing, so we are rolling out our booster, the vaccination to those who have been double vaccinated already, and also rolling out young people vaccinations, so the way we are managing slowing down 0micron coming down to our community, to reduce the numbers going into hospitals is the effort at this moment, and it is the right way to go. 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. nanaia mahuta, new zealand's foreign minister. new zealand is limiting gatherings, after nine cases of the covid—19 0micron variant were detected after a wedding. the prime minister, jacinda arder

tonga bein: vessel to that ob'ective? tonga being ireland's — vessel to that objective? tonga being ireland's and _ vessel to that objective? tonga being ireland's and reliant - vessel to that objective? tonga being ireland's and reliant on i being ireland's and reliant on mainly rainwater —— tonga being islands, and the main source being inundated with salt water, following the tidal wave, there was a real need, that what it was a priority for the communities. and our counterparts were supporting the government operation in actually distributing water, notjust on the main island but also on the three other islands. so we had a team that was working on, and a team that were supporting the other emergency team in distributing votive, freshwater, and also other relief items. —— in distributing water. and also other relief items. -- in distributing water.— distributing water. thank you so much for speaking _ distributing water. thank you so much for speaking to _ distributing water. thank you so much for speaking to us, - distributing water. thank you so much for

she's the co—chair of the tonga relief committee — and was herself born and raised in tonga. thank you so much for taking the time to talk with us on the programme. i really appreciated. have you been able to get in touch with anybody in the affected areas? what are you hearing about the damage? what are you hearing about the damaue? a, what are you hearing about the damaue? , , what are you hearing about the damaue? , _ ., , damage? may begin by saying that my heartfelt condolences _ damage? may begin by saying that my heartfelt condolences to _ damage? may begin by saying that my heartfelt condolences to the _ damage? may begin by saying that my heartfelt condolences to the first - heartfelt condolences to the first casualty of this volcanic eruption and synonymy. and it is, it is heartbreaking in terms of hearing that one of your own family members passed away and what have we been hearing. just over the 70,000 tompkins live in new zealand and many have reached out to others and basically, because they're worried about their loved ones, i myself was involved in a zoom conv

foreign aid is distributed in tonga, with more than 80 percent of the population affected by last weekend's volcanic eruption and tsunami. new zealand pledges more than $2 million us dollars. the than $2 million us dollars. recovering will be the upturn the recovering will be the upturn and we need to ensure we keep the momentum. two years to the day since china forced the city of wuhan and its 10 million citizens into lockdown, we have a special report on how beijing is containing the virus. there does appear to be widespread support for the government policy on covid because you get this, it looks quite normal, but nobody knows the answer to the big question, how long will it go on for? and the sherpa brothers returning home after becoming the first nepali team to reach the south pole, as they try to achieve the hallowed explorers�* grand slam. the uk government says it has uncovered a plot by president putin to install pro—russian leadership in ukraine, amid increasing tension over a possible invasion. moscow has urged the uk to stop — as it said — "spreading nonsense". russia ha

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this is an australian c17 transport plane on final approach to tonga this afternoon. the crew quickly unloaded water and emergency supplies, but, because of covid, they were not allowed any contact with locals. tonga's government has decided that until the covid pandemic is over, the islanders will have to deal with the clean up of this disaster by themselves. meanwhile, on the other side of the pacific in peru, another clean—up is under way. the crude oil on these beaches was spilled from a tanker that was unloading when a tsunami hit the coast here, triggered by the eruption in tonga, more than 10,000 kilometres away. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. the former pope, benedict the sixteenth, has expressed shock at the sexual abuse of children by clerics, after a report accused him of failing to take action in four cases back when he was archbishiop of munich, germany. benedict, who was then called josef ratzinger, denies any wrongdoing. victims�* groups have welcomed the report's findings. 0ur berlin correspondent, jenny hill has more details. the wo

authorities in tonga are introducing very strict disease control measures because tonga hasjust disease control measures because tonga has just recorded disease control measures because tonga hasjust recorded only disease control measures because tonga has just recorded only one known coronavirus case since the pandemic began so clearly does not want to recover from one disaster by inviting another in so what they are doing is foreign aid workers, in order to go into the country, will have to adhere to three weeks of isolation. if you look in other parts of the pacific, in recent days, an island with a population the same as tonga was covid free but now is going into lockdown as is samoa so the authorities in tonga are being very careful as that international aid continues to roll in. ., �* , ., in. five of the uk's leading business — in. five of the uk's leading business organisations - in. five of the uk's leadingl business organisations have in. five of the uk's leading - business organisations have called on the government to support businesses and consumers who pay spiralling e

i've never seen tonga like that. the friday, the night that night before there was disquiet with different colours. it was yellow, was red, it was orange. and then as soon as something like that and then i seen the black ash cloud still seems like it was following us, the car and also straight off the i think it was about eight o'clock. then we had this gust of wind three minutes in and i was just scared that maybe the oceans coming all the way to four more to say. definitely. then we had this gust of wind three minutes in and i was just scared that maybe the oceans coming all the way to four more to say. definitely. i thought of the last day, but i thank god we still have today to laugh and to breathe. the british government says it's uncovered a plot by moscow to install a pro—russian leader in ukraine, amid rising tensions over a possible invasion. russia has sent tens of thousands of troops to the ukrainian border in recent months — and the uk has warned that the it will face serious consequences if there is

tonga has a population of around 100,000. the red cross estimates that about 80% of them may have been affected. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has the latest. these pictures of the hunga tonga—hunga ha'apai volcano erupting are from last friday. this is just a foretaste of what was to come a day later — an eruption many, many times larger. this is the volcano poking above the ocean's surface last week. and today, it's completely gone. it has now been confirmed the huge eruption severed the main cable linking tonga to the outside world. this morning, new zealand dispatched aircraft to try and find out what is going on. some of those islands are reporting that they haven't had loss of life, but i would reiterate that is second—hand and it is early days. this evening we learnt this british woman, angela glover, was killed by the tsunami that hit the island on saturday. she'd moved to tonga in 2015 to open an animal shelter. she died trying to rescue her dogs. the strange thing was the uglier the dog, the more sh

shaimaa khalil reporting on the situation in tonga. heavy fighting is taking place in north—eastern syria between islamic state militants and kurdish forces backed by us war planes. the fighting began on thursday when the extremists attacked a prison in the city of hasaka, and attempted to free thousands of is prisoners, as mark lobel reports. scenes syrians never wanted to see again. jihadists attacking a prison containing thousands of militants on thursday. there was a swift and determined fight back by kurdish—led forces guarding the area. taking on islamic state fighters in one of the group's biggest operations since their self—declared caliphate was defeated almost three years ago. from above, us—led coalition aircraft supported the syrian defense forces. many prisoners were recaptured with troops in pursuit of other fugitives that had fled to surrounding houses. families moved to safety in fear of their lives. translation: there's been shelling and killing since yesterday. - the jihadists killed four orfive people in our

. dangers that can be posed to the nation -- tongas.- the nation -- tongas. after what we — the nation -- tongas. after what we have _ the nation -- tongas. after what we have gone - the nation -- tongas. after| what we have gone through, the nation -- tongas. after i what we have gone through, i think this is because last year we were very much aware that there is a live volcano on the western side, we have been hearing a little explosion, experiencing big black clouds, we also experienced lightning. so we were very much aware that there is a live volcano out there is a live volcano out there in the western side. so when the big explosion that we heard on saturday evening, everyone immediately new that the volcano just erupted. so thatis the volcano just erupted. so that is why we were very prompt to run and evacuate because we were very well aware that that is the volcano and all we need to do is move away from the western side move away from the coastal areas. but western side move away from the coastal areas.— coastal areas. but even regardless _ coas

tonga's recovery from — unprecedented disaster. tonga's recovery from this _ unprecedented disaster. tonga's recovery from this disaster - unprecedented disaster. tonga's recovery from this disaster is - unprecedented disaster. tonga's i recovery from this disaster is going to be long—term, and i think we need to be long—term, and i think we need to ensure that we the momentum up. after tonga has got enough water we will have to rebuild and it will be a long road to recovery.- a long road to recovery. tongan communities _ a long road to recovery. tongan communities abroad _ a long road to recovery. tongan communities abroad have - a long road to recovery. tongan communities abroad have also i 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. tongan born rugby player, who lives in the uk, has not heard from his family and has not heard from his famil

. —— causing the tsunami. that has been identified in tonga. -- causing the tsunami. fascinating. thank ou -- causing the tsunami. fascinating. thank you so — -- causing the tsunami. fascinating. thank you so much _ -- causing the tsunami. fascinating. thank you so much for— -- causing the tsunami. fascinating. thank you so much for clearing - -- causing the tsunami. fascinating. thank you so much for clearing up i thank you so much for clearing up some of the many questions that we have on this. thank you. large crowds of hindu worshippers have gathered on the banks of india's ganges river for a holy bath, in spite of a 30—fold increase in coronavirus cases in the past one month. similar festivals are taking place across the country. doctors in west bengal applied to stop its festival this year, worrying it would become a super spreader event. india reported over 260,000 new coronavirus cases on friday. aru na iyengar reports. varanasi in the northern state of uttar pradesh. thousands of pilgrims throng the ganges river banks to take part in the magh mela festi

but tonight, the main concern remains tonga. until the ash cloud clears and new zealand and australia can begin sending military flights, it remains very unclear how bad the situation on the island really is. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. i've been speaking to anna jane lagi, a tongan university student in neighbouring fiji, who began by sharing some good news. i did hearjust an hour before this interview that my mum and my siblings are good, and hopefully my dad and my auntie as well. we were able to contact them by asking someone who was working at a place where they have a satellite phone. they were able to contact a few family members and get back to us that they are safe. that is excellent news, and i am so happy to hear that. it must be such a worrying time for the tonga community, obviously notjust on the island nation, but in fiji, which i understand has quite a sizeable community. yes, quite a number of us are here. as well as in other countries, and we have already been pulled —— as well as in other

authorities in tonga are introducing very strict disease control measures because tonga has just recorded only one known coronavirus case since the pandemic began, so clearly it doesn't want to recover from one disaster by inviting another in. so what they are doing is foreign aid workers, in order to go into the country, will have two adhere to three weeks of isolation. if you look in other parts of the pacific in recent days, kiribati, a population about the same of tonga, was covid free but now is going into lockdown as is samoa, so the authorities in tonga being very careful as that international aid continues to roll in. dr yutaro setoya is the world health organisation's lead on tonga — he spoke to the bbc via satellite phone from the capital. this is day seven of the disaster. in the capital there is a lot of ash everywhere but as long as people are claiming it by hand. in the affected area of western tonga, many of the houses were washed away and support is still going on. if you see from the air, it seems flat but there is a two metre, three metre height difference. i went to t

but tonight, the main concern remains tonga. until the ash cloud clears and new zealand and australia can begin sending military flights, it remains very unclear how bad the situation on the island really is. we have had a statement from the family of a woman who lives in tonga. she is a british woman. her womanjennifer eleni in hove in the uk has been posting some information on social media about what has happened. family and friends of uk woman missing in tonga after was washed away after a tsunami wave hit the capital are waiting to hear news. communication has been very limited and frustrating. they and their happy sailor tattooing nuku�*alofa. they went to get their dogs when the tsunami hit. james went to get held onto a tree but the wife was washed away with the dogs. several social media post from the family and friends say that angela has not been found and her mother in hove near brighton received the devastating call from her husband james. they understand that technicians have been working frantically to try and g

you know, it's just, west coast of tonga. you know, it'sjust, yeah, as i mentioned, just a relief to finally hear from them. it is such a huge _ finally hear from them. it is such a huge relief— finally hear from them. it is such a huge relief and - finally hear from them. it is such a huge relief and it's l such a huge relief and it's really great that you managed to speak to them and of course, there are so many people that have had their homes destroyed, lives have been lost. have they been able to give you an account of what the situation is like on the ground? we've been hearing about this huge amount of ash that people are having to clear.— having to clear. yes, that's correct. — having to clear. yes, that's correct. so _ having to clear. yes, that's correct, so the _ having to clear. yes, that's correct, so the only - correct, so the only information that my parents were able to tell me over the phone was people are busy trying to get the ash cleared, especially from their homes and the ground as well. i think th

tonga. at — regulations? that is correct. tonga, at present, - regulations? that is correct. tonga, at present, has - regulations? that is correct. tonga, at present, has an i tonga, at present, has an incredible record, in fact, throughout the pandemics, of covid security. they are remarkably conscious at the moment, despite the fact that they are trying to recover from this horrible disaster, but there are still absolutely focused on their covid security, which meant that in order to disembark in the aid that we had to do that in a completely contactless manner, so, using ownership's crane to put the supplies on the jetty without putting anybody onto the jetty, without putting anybody onto thejetty, any without putting anybody onto the jetty, any of my own team onto the jetty at all, don't be tongan authorities came and retrieved the pallets, the equipment that we had delivered, to put it into quarantine for 72 hours before it is delivered out to the outlying islands where it is most needed. cities around the world have been commemorating holocaust memorial day. survivors f

in the first instance, are you getting any news from tonga? where the pa rt part of the latest thing you're hearing? irate part of the latest thing you're hearin: ? ~ . ., hearing? we are getting more news which — hearing? we are getting more news which is _ hearing? we are getting more news which is fantastic - hearing? we are getting more. news which is fantastic because we have been cut off as your news broadcast is been saying. we have not been able to have contact with our red cross teams on the ground since saturday afternoon, just after the initial blast. and this nominee happening with authorities moving people to higher ground and since then, we have been cut off. and with support of the british high commission, we are able to relay a series of message to our offices and we will have that for a couple of hours from now to get more updates. we are fortunate that the surveillance flights have been able to give more satellite imagery of her getting more news coming in on some satellite calls and from other agencies that are sharing inf

the tsunami left a trail of destruction across tonga�*s archipelago. many parts are completely covered in ash. with communications down, neighbouring countries are frantically trying to make contact. we need to finely balance the need to get there quickly and to make sure that we get the people and resources they need there, as well, and in some cases there are parts of tonga that we have not been able to establish communication with. the underwater volcanic eruption that triggered the tsunami, as seen from space, lasted less than ten minutes, but caused waves of more than one metre high to crash into tonga and fiji. plumes of gas and smoke are still pouring from the volcano, reaching 20km into the sky. alerts are in place from the west coast of the united states to japan, where people were warned to stay away from the coast if possible. usually when we get a tsunami on the west coast, it is due to an earthquake, so this is an exceptionally rare event where a volcano that was mostly underwater has exploded and caused a tsunami across the pacific. the s

much of the relief effort for tonga is being coordinated in neighbouring fiji. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is in the fijian capital, suva, with this update. aid has arrived in tonga, and a lot of it is being coordinated from here in fiji. countries like australia, new zealand, japan and britain have sent everything from water supplies to shelter kits, generator, even sweeping machines as well. the concern now is that this is going to be a slow process. getting aid and distributing it to people who need it the most is very, very tricky on any occasion — add the fear of a covid—i9 outbreak to that equation and you see how complex this is. the tongan government has insisted that the aid should be contactless. theyjust do not want a covid—i9 case in the country. they don't want to be dealing with a covid—i9 outbreak as they're dealing with the devastation, which means that supplies are there on the ground, but aid workers are not. so essentially, it's up to people in tonga to distribute that aid, whether it be volunteers or other aid workers inside the

this is an australian c17 transport plane on final approach to tonga this afternoon. the crew quickly unloaded water and emergency supplies, but, because of covid, they were not allowed any contact with locals. tonga's government has decided that until the covid pandemic is over, the islanders will have to deal with the clean up of this disaster by themselves. meanwhile, on the other side of the pacific in peru, another clean—up is under way. the crude oil on these beaches was spilled from a tanker that was unloading when a tsunami hit the coast here, triggered by the eruption in tonga, more than 10,000 kilometres away. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. the government has refused permission for a new electricity link beneath the channel, bringing energy from france. the company involved, aquind, is part—owned by two men who've made large donations to the conservative party. the proposal involved laying cables from portsmouth to normandy at a cost of over £1 billion. but the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, said he wasn't satisfied that "more approp

her initial call to go to tonga was to swim with whales, which she did, and yeah. beautiful girl, she is irreplaceable. offers from new zealand and australia to help tonga are being complicated by the covid pandemic. the island nation is currently covid—free and it wants to stay that way. they have had disasters during the pandemic previously, from cyclones and hurricanes, and what they did then was just air drop supplies in and there was no physical contact or interaction between, say, troops and the local forces. a century ago, nearly one in ten tongans died in the 1918 flu pandemic. any reluctance now to ask for help would not be without reason. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, tokyo. katie greenwood heads the international red cross�*s pacific delegation. i spok to her from suva in fiji. we have not been able to have contact with our red cross teams on the ground since saturday afternoon, just after the initial blast. and right as the tsunami warning was happening with authorities moving people to higher ground and since then, we have been cut off. and w

as tonga _ additional support in country. as tonga struggles with the immediate aftermath of the destruction, the impact of this disaster will be felt for years to come. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, super, fiji. —— suva. the british government has announced some changes to travel rules. people arriving in the uk from abroad will no longer have to take covid tests if they are fully vaccinated. the changes will come in on the 11th of february, in time for the half—term school break. rules have also been eased for unvaccinated travellers, who will no longer have to take a day eight test or self—isolate. the news has been welcomed by the travel industry, but public health experts say testing is still important. the winter olympic opening ceremony will be held in beijing injust over a week. this comes as covid infections are spreading in china, driven by the highly infectious omicron variant. to deal with it, officials have imposed a strict olympic bubble isolation system and are not selling tickets to the public. our china c

tonga is covid—19 free. a un spokesman told afp: "one of the first rules of humanitarian action is �*do no harm'. so we want to make absolutely sure that all necessary protocols for entry into the country will be followed." and here's another red cross spokesperson. tonga has done very well in the pandemic response so far. 0nly tonga has done very well in the pandemic response so far. only three cases. if government remains absolutely determined to protect its population from covid—19 and it does not want to introduce a new threat while trying to mitigate the threats caused by the tsunami. so they're unlikely to large numbers of a workers of any sort being allowed on the island to support the assistance because the quarantine rules are extremely strict. three weeks on arrival. the other concern is contaminated water. here's katie greenwood from the red cross again. the drinking water is the number one issue and for that reason our red cross teams on the ground are certainly active now distributing hygien

she joins us on the phone live from tonga. 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 location

tonga _ because of covid regulations. that is correct. tonga at _ because of covid regulations. twat is correct. tonga at present has an incredible record throughout the pandemic of covid security, and they are remarkably conscious at the moment, despite the fact that they are trying to recover from this terrible disaster, they are still absolutely focused on their own covid security, which in order to disembark with the aid that we had, we had to do that in a completely contactless manner. using our own crane to crane the supplies onto the jetty without putting anybody onto the jetty, jetty without putting anybody onto thejetty, any jetty without putting anybody onto the jetty, any of my own team on there at all and the tongan authorities came and retrieved the pallets and the equipment we delivered to put it into quarantine for 72 hours before it's delivered out to the outlying islands where it is most needed. haifa out to the outlying islands where it is most needed.— is most needed. how difficult has that band when _ is most needed. how difficult has that band when you _ i

tonga is made up of a group of islands in the south pacific. entire villages were destroyed in the tsunami and some are still without basic neccessities, like clean water. our correspondent shaimaa khalil has more from fiji. aid has arrived in tonga and a lot of it is being coordinated from here in fiji. countries like australia, new zealand, japan and britain have sent everything from water supplies to shelter kits, generators, even sweeping machines as well. the concern now is that this is going to be a slow process, getting aid and distributing it to people who need it the most is very very tricky on any occasion. and the fear of a covid—i9 outbreak to that equation and you see how complex this is. the tongan government has insisted the aid should be contactless, theyjust do not want a covid—i9 case in the country, they don't want to be dealing with a covid—i9 outbreak as they are dealing with the devastation, which means that supplies are there on the ground, but aid workers are not so essentially it's up to people in tonga to distrib

authorities in tonga are introducing very strict disease control measures because tonga has just recorded only one known coronavirus case since the pandemic began, so clearly it doesn't want to recover from one disaster by inviting another in. so what they are doing is foreign aid workers, in order to go into the country, will have two adhere to three weeks of isolation. if you look in other parts of the pacific in recent days, kiribati, a population about the same of tonga, was covid free but now is going into lockdown as is samoa, so the authorities in tonga being very careful as that international aid continues to roll in. the hollywood star, arnold schwarzenegger, has been involved in a multi—vehicle crash in los angeles. a woman has been taken to hospital. a spokesperson for the former california governor said he was unharmed. nickjohnson reports. from the sky above the la suburbs, arnold schwarzenegger's black suv flanked by tow trucks, some hours after it was involved in a multi—vehicle crash. photos taken on the us showbiz news site tmz showed the body—builder, actor and pol

somewhere beneath it the tiny island kingdom of tonga. the first thing to hit the island was the shock wave. then came the rushing waters of what appears to have been a thankfully small tsunami. in new zealand, prime ministerjacinda ardern said communication with tonga remains difficult, but the situation is now calm. ~ :, ., , difficult, but the situation is now calm. :, ., , ., . calm. we need to finally balance the need to get — calm. we need to finally balance the need to get there _ calm. we need to finally balance the need to get there quickly, _ calm. we need to finally balance the need to get there quickly, but - calm. we need to finally balance the need to get there quickly, but to - need to get there quickly, but to make sure we also get the people and resources they need there as well. in some cases, in parts of tonga we have not been able to establish munication. have not been able to establish munication-_ have not been able to establish munication. :, :, ., , , munication. the volcano has been active since _ munication. th

authorities in tonga are introducing very strict disease control measures because tonga has just recorded only one known coronavirus case since the pandemic began, so clearly it doesn't want to recover from one disaster by inviting another in. so what they are doing is foreign aid workers, in order to go into the country, will have to adhere to three weeks of isolation. if you look in other parts of the pacific in recent days, kiribati, a population about the same of tonga, was covid free but now is going into lockdown as is samoa, so the authorities in tonga being very careful as that international aid continues to roll in. the port of dover has acknowleged that since the beginning of the year, new customs controls for goods heading to the eu have been contributing to big queues on the road outside the town. special travel restrictions have been used ten times this year to ease heavy congestion on the a20 in kent — prompting anger among many drivers. here's our business correspondent, ramzan karmali. queues of lorries on the a20 trying to get into dover. a sight that many have got used

so tonga continues to have strict water -- [ inaudible ] tonga continues to have strict water closures. we continue to provide technical support remotely. unicef has shipped some supplies, wash kits and water purification tablets, nutrition supplies immediately, and while we continue to provide technical assistance remotely until they're able to open their borders. during the covid pandemic, we had strengthened the platform of working remotely and provided remote support. and during this response phase, we are just building on that platform that we have developed and strengthened with the ministry of health and the government of tonga in providing remote assistance. >> and it's pretty remarkable to think that this was the strongest volcano the world has seen in some three decades, according to experts. that there aren't more casualties given what we're hearing that there's still three fatality and several minor injuries. but i understand there has been a lot of devastation to agriculture and crops. talk to us about the livelihoods, how people are going to be affected going forward, wha

the un estimates that more than 80% of tonga's population has been affected — about 84,000 people. at least three people have died. the un says they remain �*seriously concerned�* about access to safe water for some 50,000 people throughout the country with many areas coated in a thick layer of volcanic ash. new zealand�*s defence minister, pee—nei hen—ar—rae, says the navy ships have arrived in tonga just in time. it was one of the challenges that the poor communication lines between here and tonga, making sure that we could respond in a timely manner. but two of the vessels are there now and the third is already set sail in the early hours of this morning here in new zealand to make sure that they can continue to respond to their need at this time. the navy divers in the equipment on the ground or at least under the ground or at least under the water has shown that the ports as well as the shipping lanes are open and they have been unaffected by the irruption and the synonymy. so thatis irruption and the synonymy. so that is good news for what is going into tonga and

waves of more than a metre have crashed into tonga. alerts are in place from the west coast of the united states to japan, where people are warned of waves as high as three metres.

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. >>> a bay area company stepping up to give relief supplies to tonga. how you can also help. >>> all new at 6:00, dozens of officers off of the streets. the covid surge causing a staffing shortage for a bay area police department. the controversial plan to get more cops patrolling neighborhoods. >>> verizon and at&t are delaying the launch of 5g service here the country's major airports after the airlines claimed the technology was not safe. >> the airlines want to make sure it is a jelly bean that's good for you? nature's bounty introduces new jelly bean vitamins. good-for-you nutrients in a tastier for you form. more sweet dreams. more flavorful immune support. new nature's bounty jelly beans. live bountifully. >>> relief supplies are on the way to the island nation of tonga after the devastating volcano eruption and tsunami. kpix 5's jocelyn maranda's in oakland with more on how you can help. >> reporter: it is of enterprises and logistics in oakland, it is all hands on deck. >> within all of us get our hands together we can do a lot. cormac they spe

the new zealand air force hercules touchdown in tonga. the applet had to be cleared of volcanic ash. aircraft from australia and japan are also on their way along with several ships bringing sheep, water and medical supplies. ships bringing sheep, water and medicalsupplies. much ships bringing sheep, water and medical supplies. much of the tonga archipelago suffered severe damage from the tsunami. well, earlier i spoke tojoanne mataele who we heard from earlier this week whilst feeling anxious over not being able to reach her family following the eruption. now thankfully some lines of communication have been restored with tonga and she has finally been in touch with loved ones. i heard from my parents yesterday at about 1:30pm australian time and, you know, it's a relief to finally hear their voices and to finally know how they are back home. my dad had told me that they are fine, no major damage to our homes — it's pretty much just houses along the coastline that have been pretty much damaged and houses along the west coast of tonga. y

but tonight, the main concern remains tonga. until the ash cloud clears and new zealand and australia can begin sending military flights, it remains very unclear how bad the situation on the island really is. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. communications are extremely difficult still there. one of the most decorated african—american military pilots, charles mcgee, has died aged 102. an original member of the tuskegee airmen, an all—black aviation unit formed during the second world war, charles mcgee flew 409 combat missions during that war and the korean and vietnam conflicts. mcgee also fought against segregation in the us military. in 2016, he explained what the aims of the tuskegee airmen had been. being brought up, you know, to say we were african—american or black but we were american and the country was at war, we were just as interested in supporting that effort as anyone else about time and so we turned our back on the fact that there was segregation, if you will, and took advantage of the opportuni

waves of more than a metre have crashed into tonga. alerts had been in place from the west coast of the united states to japan, but the danger appears to be receding.