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Newshour: 17/01/2022 14:06 GMT: Tonga: Australia and New Zealand send teams to assess damage

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17/01/2022 14:06 GMT: Tonga: Australia and New Zealand send teams to assess damage

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International efforts to deliver aid to tsunami- hit islands in Tonga gathering pace

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International efforts to deliver aid to tsunami- hit islands in Tonga have been gathering pace, as further information comes in from damage assessment teams sent by Australia and New Zealand. There's been significant damage to several islands. But no mass casualties have been reported.

The ex-Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko is attending a court hearing in Kyiv which will decide whether he should be detained during a treason investigation. 

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(Photo: TONGA GEOLOGICAL SERVICES)

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