WELLINGTON/SYDNEY • A New Zealand navy ship carrying 250,000 litres of water has arrived in Tonga, bringing life-saving supplies for the South Pacific archipelago six days after it was devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami that polluted its water sources.
As help from abroad started arriving, an Australian aid flight was forced to return to base because of a positive Covid-19 case on board, underlining the complexity of a contactless humanitarian mission to one of the few countries that have kept the coronavirus at bay.
New Zealand’s High Commission said that the HMNZS Aotearoa arrived in the capital, Nuku’alofa, yesterday. As well as water supplies, it was carrying desalination equipment that can produce 70,000 litres a day.
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