4 Japanese planes fly more aid to Tonga after volcanic blast
The Hindu
Aid flights from Australia, Japan and New Zealand also carried food, water, medical supplies and telecommunications equipment to Tonga over the weekend.
Four Japanese aircraft left Australia on January 24 to deliver more vital aid to Tonga as the Pacific nation deals with the aftermath of a .
The two Japanese Lockheed C-130 Hercules and two Kawasaki C-2 left the Royal Australian Air Force Base at Amberley in Queensland state to make the 3,300-kilometer (2,050-mile) journey east to the islands that were devastated by the January15 twin disasters, the Australian Defense Department said in a statement.
“Australia proudly joins Japan and other Pacific Island countries working alongside the people of Tonga,” the statement said.
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