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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
Kirsty Needham and Praveen Menon

Some money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority

Fua'amotu International Airpor is seen from Japan Self-Defense Forces' C-130 Hercules transporting relief supplies which is deployed to Tonga with aid to help out the country devastated by a nearby eruption and tsunami, on the island of Tongatapu, Tonga, January 22, 2022, in this handout photo taken by Japan Self-Defense Forces and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan. Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/HANDOUT via REUTERS

Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island's capital on Saturday, as the clean-up continued a week after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.

Tonga's government said drinking water was the priority, and a national emergency team had already distributed 60,000 litres of water to residents. A desalination plant on a New Zealand naval ship that arrived on Friday, capable of producing 70,000 litres a day, has started drawing seawater from Tonga's harbour.

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