The South Pacific island of Tonga's Hong aha ApaI Island recently erupted continuously, causing huge losses to the country. Tonga government said in a statement on the 18th that the submarine volcanic eruption has killed three people, and the number of casualties may increase. The government has declared a state of emergency throughout the country. The residents of mano Island, atata island and funoifua island have been evacuated, and all houses on mano island have been completely destroyed. Tonga's current fresh water supply has been seriously affected. According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 80000 of Tonga's 110000 people are expected to be affected, and the specific disaster situation cannot be counted. Relevant countries and international organizations are actively providing emergency assistance to Tonga. The submarine volcanic eruption, the diameter of the volcanic ash column is about 5km, the height is 20km, and the eruption intensity reaches level 5 to 6 of the volcanic eruption index. According to Radio France Internationale, the volcanic eruption has covered the area with volcanic ash, seriously affected the power supply, seriously polluted the air and water, and caused a tsunami that caused some houses to collapse and seawater to pour back, making residents unable to live normally. Experts believe that this may be the largest submarine volcanic eruption in the world in 30 years. On the 18th, Tonga's diplomat in Australia Tui Haran Jinji said that 80% of the power in nukoalofa, the capital of Tonga, has been restored, and domestic communication has been basically restored, but it will take at least a week to restore external communication. Tonga islands Civil Aviation Department said that the airport runway cleaning work will take several days to complete, and navigation may be resumed as early as the 19th. In addition, according to the office of the High Commissioner of New Zealand in Tonga, the western area of Nukualofa has been seriously damaged, and the Tongan government is making efforts to clean up after the disaster. In order to better carry out self rescue, Tonga has called on soldiers and reservists across the country to spontaneously carry out disaster relief operations. After the disaster, China, New Zealand, Australia and other countries as well as international organizations such as the United Nations have provided assistance to Tonga. China announced on the 18th that it would assist Tonga with a batch of emergency supplies such as drinking water, food, personal protective equipment and disaster relief equipment at its request, which will arrive as soon as possible after the airport resumes operation and flight conditions permit. Earlier, the Red Cross Society of China had decided to provide us $100000 in emergency humanitarian cash assistance to Tonga. The Chinese side will further provide assistance within its capacity according to the disaster situation and Tang's needs. On the 17th, the military of Australia and New Zealand have sent planes to Tonga to assess the damage caused by the volcanic eruption. Previously, the assessment flight could not be carried out because the huge volcanic cloud composed of volcanic ash, steam and gas rushed into the atmosphere. Similarly, as the runway of Tonga capital airport was covered with thick volcanic ash, the transport aircraft sent by New Zealand to Tonga could not land. On the 18th, New Zealand sent two rescue ships to Tonga to provide emergency relief supplies, including drinking water, food and medical supplies. Lin wood, head of the Pacific Representative Office of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said that the organization's materials in Tonga can support 1200 families. At present, the Federation is assisting the local government to transfer people to higher places. (outlook new era)