On January 15, local time, the South Pacific island country of Tonga undersea volcano violently erupted and caused a tsunami, affected by this, the entire territory of Tonga was once "out of touch".
Tonga volcanic eruption caused a disaster, the safety of the Chinese in Tonga has become the biggest concern of the people of the country, on the Internet media, there are constantly news reports that some relatives and friends "lost contact" news, with the continuous recovery of Tonga communications, one after another good news came one after another...
The husband lost contact after sending WeChat
The wife laughed and cried when she learned that she was safe
On January 17, Ms. Li of Guangzhou said her husband, Zhu Jianxiong, was working in Tonga. After the tsunami on January 15, Zhu Jianxiong sent her a WeChat message and disappeared. Zhu Jianxiong transferred 3355 yuan to her WeChat, and then sent a voice: "The volcano erupts, the tsunami is coming, I will go to the airport now." After that, no matter what Ms. Li said, the other party did not respond.
According to the official microblog of the Consular Protection Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 17th, the Embassy in Tonga has contacted Mr. Zhu Jianxiong to confirm that Mr. Zhu is currently safe.
Zhu's wife also received a satellite phone call from a staff member of the Chinese Embassy in Tonga, who said mr. Zhu was safe. Ms. Li immediately told the other family members the news, "I still can't believe it, is it really the embassy that called me?" I'm still asking my relatives to check the phone. Ms. Li laughed and laughed and cried.
Three teachers in Tang Aid are missing
The satellite phone of the Embassy in Tang reported safety
According to Shandong Business Daily, Zhao Zhao, who is studying for a doctorate at Renmin University, called for help on the 17th and said that his parents participated in agricultural assistance in Tonga, and after the volcanic eruption in Tonga on the morning of the 15th caused a tsunami, both parents are currently in a state of disconnection. His parents, professors and associate professors at the College of Agriculture at Liaocheng University, traveled to Tonga College in January 2020 to participate in agricultural support.
Liaocheng University WeChat public account released news on the 18th: At present, Liaocheng University has three teachers, Zhao Peibao, Ren Aizhi and Zhang Jianfeng, who have carried out education and foreign aid projects in Tonga. Due to the interruption of Tonga's external communications, at 4:04 a.m. on January 16, the embassy in Tonga called Liaocheng University through a satellite phone to inform the three foreign aid teachers that they were safe.
The Chinese woman who had been missing in Tonga for three days was found
At 10:30 a.m. Beijing time on January 15, netizen @reverse growth of hot mom posted on Weibo: "Close feeling, the kingdom of Tonga volcanic eruption sky appears beautifully. It was accompanied by nine pictures of the sky. Then, the "reverse growth of hot mothers" did not appear on Weibo again, and tens of thousands of netizens asked for peace for its forwarding.
At noon on the 18th, the blogger's son-in-law received a call from the blogger's daughter saying that the family is currently safe.
There have been no reports of Chinese national casualties since the tonga eruption
In times of crisis, the motherland is always behind you!
After the eruption of the undersea volcano in Tonga, many parties in China paid great attention to it.
Regarding the situation related to the tsunami caused by volcanic eruptions in Tonga waters, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference on the 18th that on the afternoon of the 17th, the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs live-linked the embassy in Tonga to learn about the latest situation of local citizens, and there are no reports of Casualties of Chinese citizens. In order to help the Government and people of Tonga tide over the difficulties, the Chinese side will, at the request of Tonga, provide assistance to a batch of emergency supplies such as drinking water, food, personal protective equipment, disaster relief equipment, etc., which will arrive as soon as the airport resumes operation and the flight conditions permit.
Zhao Lijian introduced that the Chinese Embassy in Tonga assisted a resident in Guangdong to contact his relatives in Tonga who had lost contact due to a communication interruption and confirmed that he was safe and sound. In addition, the embassy also called Shandong Liaocheng University through a satellite phone to inform its three teachers that they were safe. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy in Tonga will continue to pay close attention to the situation of Chinese citizens in Tonga and provide consular protection and assistance in a timely manner. At the same time, we also remind Chinese citizens in Tonga and neighboring countries to pay close attention to the relevant early warning information of their host countries and strengthen security precautions.
Zhang Xuanfang, consul of the Chinese Embassy in Tonga, said on the 17th that there are currently about 1,000 overseas Chinese in Tonga, and there are 6 Chinese-funded enterprises. After visiting the embassy, it was learned that some overseas Chinese houses and goods in the coastal area of Tonga were damaged, and the farms of overseas Chinese engaged in agricultural cultivation were covered with volcanic ash. Because the International Internet in Tonga is seriously damaged, many overseas Chinese are unable to contact their families, and the Tonga Chinese Federation is also reporting peace to overseas Chinese through WeChat groups, please rest assured by the people of the motherland.
On the 18th, Zhao Lijian's personal Weibo reprinted the news that "the three Shandong teachers who lost contact in Tonga confirmed their safety" and "the wife learned that her husband in Tonga laughed and cried safely", and wrote that "the motherland is always behind you in times of crisis" and "the motherland is always a strong backing".
Netizens also said that "there is a strong motherland behind us.".
The motherland is always behind us!
May Tonga be at peace!
(China News Service Comprehensive China News Network, China Overseas Chinese Network, The Paper, Shandong Business Daily, Weibo, Qianjiang Evening News, CCTV News Client, etc.)