The first foreign aid plane has arrived in Tonga, carrying much-needed water and supplies for the Pacific nation, according to a BBC report.
New Zealand said its military plane landed at Tonga’s main airport after workers cleared ash from the runway.
Other planes and ships sent by New Zealand and Australia are on the way.
Saturday’s eruption of an undersea volcano and tsunami wave saw volcanic ash blanketing the islands, posing a serious health risk. The ash and sea water have contaminated water supplies.
At least three people have died, and communications have been crippled, and Tonga has only just begun to re-establish global contact after five days cut off from the rest of the world.
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