NZ prepares to send Hercules to Tonga with aid - a podcast by RNZ

New Zealand is preparing to send a Hercules with aid to Tonga today - provided it is safe.
The scale of the damage and need in the Pacific nation is still not clear, following Saturday's eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano, and subsequent tsunami.
Communications with Tonga remain difficult - though the UN says a distress signal has been detected in an isolated, low-lying group of islands in Tonga, prompting concern for its inhabitants.
Power has been restored in large parts of Nuku'alofa, but there's urgent need for other necessities like water.
Sarah Robson and Max Towle have the latest on the situation.

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