A volcanic eruption in Tonga last month killed six people, destroyed homes, and knocked the tiny nation offline. Five weeks on, it's finally been reconnected.
If the thought of losing internet access for a couple of days causes you to break into a cold sweat, then spare a thought for the poor folks of Tonga.
Tonga was knocked offline on January 15 when the massive eruption tore apart the undersea internet cable that runs 500 miles to neighboring Fiji. On Tuesday the people of Tonga’s main island were relieved to discover they could once again reconnect to the world following the completion of repairs to the only undersea cable that linked it to the internet.
“Nobody would have guessed the disaster that we’ve encountered,” James Panuve, CEO of Tonga Cable Ltd, told local media this week. “Since the ship arrived, we’ve been working 24/7 for 18 days.”
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