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A new zealand naval ship, with a desalination plant on board, which can produce 70,000 litres a day, started cleaning the sea water from tongas harbour, ready for distribution to desperate residents. japan is the latest to deliver urgent supplies, including clean water. and equipment to clean the volcanic ash. it is a complicated operation. the pacific kingdom is covid—free and has strict border control policies, requiring contactless delivery of aid. that means aid workers cannot enter the co...

I dont know how many tons of tomatoes, but a lot. its done better than wed anticipated in its first year, if im honest. yes. but, you know, great. so this project has proven that you can grow a large scale of produce in a low—carbon way — you just need to be near a waste heat source and there are plenty of those around the world. thanks, jen. of course, once our crops have been harvested, they need to be stored safely so they dont spoil. an estimated 630 million tonnes of grain goes bad each...

Britain is accusing russia of planning to install a pro—kremlin leader in ukraine as fears of an invasion grow. the foreign office in london says a former ukrainian mp is being considered as a potential candidate, along with four others who it says have links to russian intelligence services. islamic state fighters have continued one of their biggest attacks in syria since the groups self—declared caliphate was defeated nearly three years ago. a british—based monitoring group said more tha...

That the country, the pacific nation rely on food aid for a long time to come because the crops have been destroyed, farmers have lost their livelihoods, theyve lost their homes and one of the tongan officials has also said that the road to recovery for this pacific nation is going to be long and hard. so in the days to come, as this destruction reveals itself and the extent of it becomes clear, the challenges facing tonga are also being revealed. im joined now by marian kupu who is a reporter w...

I visited the most damaged site here, a village on the western side and all the crops have been destroyed, there is nothing left in terms of bananas and yams and tapioca which was due to be harvested in may, but as of now there is nothing left. the village is his majesty�*s estate so his majesty proposed one of his estates, if the people would like to relocate to this place which is higher and further away from the western side, which is very low, so thats the outcome since last week what weve...

Seawater level will impede the way in which crops can be restored. thankfully samoa and fiji have offered assistance on that front, but it will still be some time before the ground is fertile enough to regenerate its own harvest from its native plants and food resources. that is some of the situation happening in tonga. new zealand, they are going to impose their mask mandate rules from midnight on sunday after a cluster of 0micron, just nine cases i believe, but do you feel that is necessary, b...

Is going to get to people and how far it can get, especially to far—flung places. there are also, of course, health concerns, the quality of the air, the quality of the water. they have been compromised by the ash in the atmosphere, not just the thick ash that you see, the fine particles that could be inhaled and can cause respiratory diseases. there are high levels of sulphur in the water, and these also can cause waterborne diseases. so, apart from the aid distribution, the physical destruct...

The headlines: britain is accusing russia of planning to install a pro—kremlin leader in ukraine, as fears of an invasion grow. the foreign office in london says a former ukrainian mp is being considered as a potential candidate — along with four others who it says have links to russian intelligence services. islamic state fighters have continued one of their biggest attacks in syria since the groups self—declared caliphate was defeated nearly three years ago. a british—based monitoring ...

The pacific nation, will rely on food aid for a long time to come because the crops have been destroyed, farmers have lost their livelihoods, theyve lost their homes. and one of the tongan officials have also said that the road to recovery for this pacific nation is going to be long and hard. so, in the days to come, as this destruction reveals itself, as the extent of it becomes clearer, the challenges facing tonga are also being revealed. thanks to shaimaa khalil for that update. new zealands ...

Like they didnt have much warning at all. so were still waiting to see the extent of the damage that theyve felt. >> finally, are there adverse environmental impacts other than the tsunami and what we saw in the flooding? volcanic ash into the air? >> yes. volcanic ash, im so glad you mentioned it because a lot of people think volcano ash is like soot in your fireplace. its not. it is actually pulverized fragments of rock, and they are very tiny. were talking microscopic. and they can form blank...