Published 2 years ago

Tonga’s internet finally restored 5 weeks after big eruption

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Tonga's main internet connection to the rest of the world has finally been restored more than five weeks after a huge volcanic eruption and tsunami severed a crucial undersea cable. Three people in Tonga were killed by the Jan. 15 tsunami and dozens of homes destroyed. Tonga has also been grappling with its first outbreak of the coronavirus, which may have been brought in by foreign military crews aboard ships and planes.

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BBC News

Tonga volcano: Internet restored five weeks after eruption

The Pacific island nation was cut off from the world for weeks after an undersea volcano erupted.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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CTV News

Tonga's internet finally restored 5 weeks after big eruption

Tonga's main internet connection to the rest of the world has finally been restored more than five weeks after a huge volcanic eruption and tsunami severed a crucial undersea cable.

2 years ago·Canada

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CBC News

Tonga's internet access restored a month after volcanic eruption cut communications to remote island | CBC News

Five weeks after a volcanic eruption and tsunami cut communications, people in Tonga have now reconnected with the digital world for the first time following repairs to a submarine cable.

2 years ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

Tonga's internet finally restored 5 weeks after big eruption

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tonga's main internet connection to the rest of the world has finally been restored more than five weeks after a huge volcanic eruption and tsunami

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Tonga's internet finally restored 5 weeks after big eruption

Tonga’s main internet connection to the rest of the world has finally been restored more than five weeks after a huge volcanic eruption and tsunami severed a crucial undersea cable

2 years ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Tonga back online as undersea cable repaired

Tonga is reconnected to the Internet, after 38-days with limited satellite data connectivity, due to a volcanic eruption that shredded the undersea cable connecting it to the world.

2 years ago·Malaysia

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