Source: CCTV news client
At 16:00 Beijing time on January 20, a reporter from the Central Radio and Television Corporation conducted an exclusive interview with Tonga Minister of Trade and Economic Development, Viriami Ussek Ratu. Veliamy Usseik Ratu said that apart from the three known deaths, there have been no reports of any other people being killed or missing.
While currently in Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, Viliami yesterday inspected the western coast of Tonga, which was most affected by volcanic eruptions, it was found that some resorts had disappeared due to the tsunami and that people had been resettled to safety. At present, Tonga's water resources are in a hurry, and the government reminds people to stay at home and warn against wasting water resources.