{"id":5213,"date":"2022-01-21T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/3638213_AE38213_0"},"modified":"2022-01-21T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T09:22:00","slug":"cgtn-exclusive-a-chinese-employee-currently-working-in-tonga-described","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=5213","title":{"rendered":"CGTN Exclusive: A Chinese employee currently working in Tonga described"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en.prnasia.com\/prnasia.com-PC\/images\/logo-en-blue-in.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BEIJING<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 21, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;A Chinese employee currently working in <span class=\"xn-location\">Tonga<\/span> described the rare volcano eruption and his current status in an exclusive interview with CGTN through satellite telephone on Wednesday, saying he and colleagues are relying on bottled water bought from supermarkets to survive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder7936\" align=\"center\" readability=\"7\">\n<p title=\"CGTN Exclusive: A Chinese employee currently working in Tonga described\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dImAkLWWDg8\" frameborder=\"0\">&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I think all the people are safe,&#8221; <span class=\"xn-person\">Zhao Yongming<\/span>, an employee of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation in <span class=\"xn-location\">Tonga<\/span>, told CGTN. &#8220;But we are not sure if the water is contaminated by the falling ashes or not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said the most urgent thing to do now is to restore cellular and internet services.<\/p>\n<p><b>Recall of eruption<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Zhao described what he experienced after the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha&#8217;apai volcano, which some have dubbed a once-in-a-millennium event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;About <span class=\"xn-chron\">5 p.m.<\/span>, the eruption happened,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Half an hour later, I saw the falling ash around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[The ash] also covered the sky. The whole sky is quite dark,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Zhao&#8217;s description, the falling ash blocked traffic and damaged crops.<\/p>\n<p>He said he also saw ash &#8220;hanging on the trees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>People &#8216;worried&#8217; about what will happen next<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Zhao told CGTN that the local people are &#8220;very worried&#8221; about what will happen in the aftermath of the eruption.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most of the places are in restriction,&#8221; he told CGTN. &#8220;And the communication is still shut down, so we are not able to reach others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The local government is &#8220;doing what it can&#8221; to provide relief, he said. &#8220;They allocated some machinery to clear the road.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zhao said some of his colleagues and some locals are also trying to clear the road.<\/p>\n<p><b>3G is on the way<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Embassy in <span class=\"xn-location\">Tonga<\/span> helped Zhao and his colleagues contact his company&#8217;s headquarters in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We worked with the embassy to get the latest information,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Now, we can contact our colleagues in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> through our own satellite phone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to satellite communications, the cellular network is also being restored.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Seuseu, CEO of telecom operator Digicel, told CGTN that the phone company might get 3G up on the island within the next 24 to 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On the first flights arrived into <span class=\"xn-location\">Tonga<\/span> from both <span class=\"xn-location\">New Zealand<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span>, we worked with the government to get them to put some of our equipment on there, satellite equipment, which will allow us to boost the capacity,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So, in the next 24 to 48 hours, we will install the new satellite equipment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will then be able to provide customers with email, with internet browsing, which the industry calls 3G, not quite 4G yet, but 3G.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> also provided supplies to <span class=\"xn-location\">Tonga<\/span> on Wednesday, including drinking water and food.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Cross Society of <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> has also donated a total of <span class=\"xn-money\">$100,000<\/span> in emergency cash aid to the country, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian confirmed at a regular press conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2022-01-21\/Exclusive-Chinese-employee-in-Tonga-relies-on-bottled-water-to-live-16Z4GibX4EE\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2022-01-21\/Exclusive-Chinese-employee-in-Tonga-relies-on-bottled-water-to-live-16Z4GibX4EE\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIJING, Jan. 21, 2022 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;A Chinese employee currently working in Tonga described the rare volcano eruption and his current status in an exclusive interview with CGTN through satellite telephone on Wednesday, saying he and colleagues are relying on bottled water bought from supermarkets to survive. &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; &#8220;I think all the people are safe,&#8221; Zhao [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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