Tonga still needs over £66 million to start repairs from volcano and tsunami

Australian Defence Force and Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade crisis response team personnel make a damage assessment operation in Nuku’alofa, on Atata island in Tonga (CPL Robert Whitmore/Australian Defence Force/AP)

Tonga needs over 90 million dollars (£66 million) to start repairing the damage caused by an undersea volcanic eruption and ensuing tsunami.

According to a UN official, the disaster effected 80% of the population. The Pacific island nation is home to 105,000 people.