aftermath
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — There is an overwhelming sense relief in Tonga with people thankful the death toll is low following last Saturday's volcanic eruption and tsunami.
A journalist in Nuku'alofa, Pesi Fonua, has described the event as apocalyptic.
He is the father of RNZ Pacific reporter Finau...

![Water bottles have been the main donation item at Mt Smart stadium, as the Kingdom face water shortages after the tsunami last weekend. Organizer and community leader, Teleiai Edwin Puni, said this morning that there was a greater turnout of Tongans. [photo: RNZ / Lydia Lewis] Young man with cases of donated water](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tonga_relief_web.jpg?itok=97-F8fXI)