It's now been five days since Tonga's major volcanic eruption and tsunami - and as more information comes to light, aid is beginning to reach the island nation.
The World Health Organisation says Tonga's international airport has been cleared of volcanic ash and humanitarian aid flights have begun.
One of Tonga's main communications providers, Digicel, says international calls to Tonga have been restored - though services will not be fully back up and running until the main undersea telecommunications cable is repaired. That is expected to take up to four weeks.
The death toll still stands at three, but it has emerged that buildings on Atata - about six kilometres north of the capital Nuku'alofa - were all but wiped out by the tsunami.
Hundreds of volunteers, workers and Tongan defence force personnel have been clearing the debris from the airport runway by hand.
A World Health Organisation officer in Tonga, Dr Yutaro Setoya told RNZ the runway was cleared yesterday.
