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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Cyclone Gita hit Tonga Feb 12,2018


Thousands of Tongans were affected when Tropical Cyclone Gita  tore through the country on February 1,2018

Officials said the Category 4 cyclone impacted 70% of the population on the main island of Tongatapu and more than 1,000 homes were destroyed or damaged.

Clean-up efforts are under way with disaster response organisations and government agencies doing assessments and distributing relief items.

Local communities have rallied around each other to support aid and recovery efforts.

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