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Tongans determined to rebuild battered homes

NUKU'ALOFA, Jan 22, (AFP) - Tongans said they were determined to rebuild their battered homeland in the wake of last week's devastating eruption and tsunami as a massive clean up continued.

The powerful eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano last Saturday triggered a tsunami that crashed across the Tongan archipelago, affecting more than 80 percent of the population. Toxic ash polluted drinking water supplies, crops were destroyed and at least two villages have been completely wiped out. Tongan journalist Marian Kupu said most locals are adamant on remaining as the huge recovery efforts began. “We want to rebuild our country and unite and move on,” Kupu told AFP.

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