Tongan People Struggle To Connect To Rest Of The World After Eruption

Tongan islands have been making headlines this week after a volcanic eruption cut them off from the rest of the world.

Tongan islands have been making headlines this week after a volcanic eruption cut them off from the rest of the world.

The eruption is thought to be one of the strongest felt on Earth in the last three decades. It happened Saturday underwater and was so strong it caused a tsunami along the western cost of the main island of Tongatapu.

The eruption cut the internet to Tonga. The company that owns the single underwater fiber-optic cable said it was likely severed in the eruption and repairs could take weeks.