Tongan people clear the airport runway with their bare hands New Zealand will also send transport aircraft to deliver relief supplies three times

Source: CCTV news client

New Zealand Joint Force Commander Gilmour followed the military transport aircraft sent by the New Zealand government military to Tonganualofa International Airport on the 20th local time, he said in a briefing on the relevant situation, seeing tonga in the volcanic eruption and tsunami suffered damage deeply shaken, especially when seeing the extent of volcanic ash coverage, more shocked.

Gilmour said that in order to allow the plane transporting relief supplies to land as soon as possible, the people of Tonga have made great efforts, spending 3 days to clean up the thick volcanic ash covering the airport runway with their bare hands, so that the relief supplies can be smoothly transported into Tonga.

New Zealand's first relief supplies include drinking water, tents and generators. Gilmour particularly stressed that in order to prevent the spread of the new crown virus, the crew members of the New Zealand military transport aircraft used a contactless approach to deliver rescue supplies, the crew members and the ground staff at the airport wore disposable gloves, and all the relief supplies were disinfected.

Gilmour said that in addition to sending two warships to deliver first aid supplies to Tonga, the New Zealand military will send three more transport aircraft to deliver relief supplies next week. Two warships are expected to arrive in Tonga on the 21st. (Reporter Zhang Yun)