On the afternoon of January 19, Yangzi Evening News/Purple Cow News reported that "the Taizhou family and their daughter who worked hard in Tonga for 3 years lost contact Uncle said: Her father is in the hospital, her mother is worried about tears", did not expect good news to come an hour later, At 5:29 pm on January 19, Mr. Wu of Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, told the Purple Cow News reporter, "Thank you, have been contacted, safe!" ”
According to a previous report by Purple Cow News, Mr. Wu's niece Luo Weiqin had video called him on January 14 and sent some photos of the scene, "Because there was a volcanic eruption on the 14th, she told us that if there was no tsunami, the local area would be safe." ”
Unexpectedly, however, on the afternoon of January 15, a second eruption of a volcano in the waters near tonga's capital triggered a tsunami that disrupted local international telecommunications and the Internet. On the evening of the 15th, Mr. Wu called Luo Weiqin again, but he could not be contacted, "At that time, we thought of various ways, and all the phones were called, but we couldn't contact anyone." ”
A picture of Mr. Wu's niece Luo Weiqin living in Tonga
At 5:33 p.m. on January 19, Mr. Wu told the Purple Cow News reporter that his niece said that he was very safe on the phone, and his sister was very happy and happy when she received the call. He said: "Just got in touch, the satellite phone she borrowed from someone called back, it was my sister's mobile phone, and then my sister told me again." ”
After receiving the call from his sister, Mr. Wu also felt very happy, "I am very happy after I know, it is not easy, thank you for your attention!" ”
Yangzi Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Liu Liu trainee reporter Yan Chunxu
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Source: Purple Cow News
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