Tonga's Telecom Services Restored After Being Hit by Eruption 500 Times Stronger Than Hiroshima Bomb

The Kingdom of Tonga had been isolated from the rest of the world since 15 January; communication networks were severed due to the damage sustained by the submarine cable from the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption. The government said three of Tonga's smaller islands suffered severe damage as a result of the tsunami that followed.