Aid starts to flow into tsunami-hit Tonga

Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Aid starts to flow into tsunami-hit Tonga” – below is their description.

It has been a week since the volcanic eruption and tsunami near Tonga destroyed large parts of the South Pacific nation.

For several days, it was cut off from the world, but aid is now flowing in mainly from New Zealand and Australia while China claimed to be the first to donate money.

Al Jazeera’s @Wayne Hay reports from Auckland, New Zealand.

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