Tonga releases post-disaster photos of the capital and has started volcanic ash clean-up - Xinhua English.news.cn

　　On January 19, local time, new images released by Tonga's consulate in the European Union showed a catastrophic scene caused by a volcanic eruption and a tsunami.

　　People in Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa began to clean up the volcanic ash, but due to the lack of large-scale machinery, the clean-up work was slow.

The Tonga Capital International Airport was covered by volcanic ash, and it still does not have normal navigation conditions.

Coastal areas were severely affected by the tsunami, buildings and roads were damaged to varying degrees, and some roads could not be opened to traffic.

(Making Yueziyan)

Responsible editor: [Wang Shanshan]