HotSpots H2O: As Dust Settles in Tonga After Volcanic Eruption, Drinking Water Now the ‘Biggest Life-Saving Issue’
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JANUARY 24, 2022
It severed undersea communication cables, silencing Internet and cell contact on the islands for days. Since then, a New Zealand aid ship has docked carrying 250,000 liters of water and desalination equipment able to produce 70,000 liters more per day. The eruption tore apart other pieces of Tonga’s physical infrastructure.
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