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First aid flights arrive in Tonga after massive volcanic eruption and tsunami

Scott Neuman

Updated January 20, 2022

Tongan Foreign Minister Fekitamoeloa 'Utoikamanu (right) is accompanied by Australian High Commissioner to Tonga Rachael Moore as they receive a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft delivering Australian aid at Fuaʻamotu International Airport on Thursday. (AP)

This article was originally published on January 20, 2022.

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