As further international aid begins to arrive in Tonga, the Minister for International Development and the Pacific Zed Seselja says “great challenges remain”.
Minister for International Development and the Pacific Zed Seselja has confirmed that three Australian flights have arrived carrying critical supplies in the aftermath of Tonga’s tsunami.
Australia is working with Japan, France, Fiji and other Pacific island nations to provide aid after twin natural disasters struck on January 15. Providing an update on Saturday morning, Mr Seselja said High Commissioner to Tonga Rachael Moore and her staff had been doing an “extraordinary job”. Mr Seselja said the HMAS Adelaide had been deployed from Australia carrying helicopters and engineers, a 40 bed hospital, electricity generators and water purification technology.
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