As British, Australian aid ships arrive in Tonga, AAPI groups urge Biden to step up relief efforts to eruption-stricken nation
Tuesday that the United States would provide $2.5 million in humanitarian assistance" to Tonga through the agency in addition to an initial $100,000 already announced.Wednesday that the U.S. was "assisting the relief effort with the deployment of USS Sampson" to Tongan waters, operating in support of the Australian Defense Force., businesses, farms and fisheries, and essential necessities including food, water and personal protective equipment will be needed in the coming months.
Some Tongan Americans are still waiting to hear from loved ones in the island nation, which was largely cut off after anThey also noted Tonga is "extremely vulnerable to climate change," with rising sea levels and land erosion already occurring and called on Biden to "make the climate crisis a top priority this year."
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