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How Tonga is recovering, one year after volcanic eruption

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A local man clears debris on Nomuka Island in Tonga. (LSCSO Rye Huckel/AP)
A local man clears debris on Nomuka Island in Tonga. (LSCSO Rye Huckel/AP)

It's been a year since a volcanic eruption in Tonga that led to massive devastation for the remote island nation.

'Anasiu Falekaono of the Tongan Broadcasting Commission joins Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes to explain how the displaced are recovering, both physically and emotionally, from the disaster.

This segment aired on January 26, 2023.

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