Eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga: the restoration of the internet could take “two weeks”

The Star Kuala Lumpur

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Could take ‘two weeks’ to restore Tonga Internet cable

Tonga’s Internet may be cut for weeks, an official told AFP Monday, after a violent volcanic eruption cut an undersea communications cable, isolating the country from contact with the outside world. Read full story

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How is and where is Tonga, the country affected by the eruption of an underwater volcano?

olivertapia (CNN Spanish) - Tonga, a Polynesian archipelago in Oceania, is a country of only 105,780 inhabitants, according to the CIA Factbook. The country consists of 171 islands, of which only 45 are inhabited, although two thirds of the population lives on the island of Tongatapu. Its total area of 747 square kilometers is about four times larger than the city of Washington. It is one of the smallest countries in the world; it is ranked 189t…

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Eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga: the restoration of the internet could take “two weeks”