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Saturday's volcanic eruption close to Tonga has left much of the main island smothered in ash, many buildings destroyed and some lives lost.聽Communications were severed, which meant people were unable to contact their loved ones as they anxiously waited for news.

Fa Matangi lives in Brisbane, Australia, while her husband and family live in Tonga. In the days following the eruption, she was not able to contact him, but has finally managed to speak to him after trying repeatedly to get through. She says she felt nervous and excited when she heard the phone ring. He has told her that the waves of water stopped just at their front door, but that supplies of food, as they eat from the land, is running low, and they're looking forward to the aid and fresh water arriving.

"They said to try twenty times and you might get through."

Photo: Fa and her husband Courtesy of Fa Matangi