it is wonderful to have you on the programme, vanessa, and thank you so much for making the time to do this in what must be such a busy period for you. in what must be such a busy period foryou. let in what must be such a busy period for you. let me start by asking, what is the situation on the ground now? . ., what is the situation on the ground now? . ~ , ., , what is the situation on the ground now? ., ,, y., , . what is the situation on the ground now? ., , . . ., now? thank you very much. we are currently working now? thank you very much. we are currently working on now? thank you very much. we are currently working on the now? thank you very much. we are currently working on the ground. i now? thank you very much. we are| currently working on the ground. we are doing water relief response. at the tonga national youth congress, we have worked with 0xfam since 2012, so we have eight water stations on the ground now, with more than 25 volunteers working in different locations
support. i ve been speaking to vanessa lolohea, executive director at the tonga national youth congress, who had this update. we are currently working on the ground. we are doing a water relief response. tnyc, tongan national youth congress, have worked with 0xfam in england since 2012 in humanitarian work. so we have eight water stations on the ground now, with more than 25 plus youth volunteers working in different locations around the main island of tonga. so we have a useful kind of system now for water purification. 0ne system is sky hydrants. that is the cleaning of water
off the coast of florida. a sole survivor had earlier told rescuers that the vessel had left the bimini islands in the bahamas on saturday with a0 people on board. the boat is believed to have been made up of people from cuba and haiti who paid smugglers to take them to the us. the red cross says humanitarian aid to tonga is ramping up after the airport was cleared of ash, making it safe for planes to land. britain s royal navy ship carrying aid arrived on the island on wednesday. but tongan officials say the country is still in dire need of international support. i ve been speaking to vanessa lolohea, executive director at the tonga national youth congress, who had this update. we are currently working on the ground. we are doing a water relief response.