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Tonga struggles with ash, psychological trauma after eruption and tsunami

13 Sept 06:33 Key points summarised by AI

Tonga faces severe challenges post-eruption and tsunami, including widespread volcanic ash forcing children indoors and significant psychological trauma among residents.
Communication remains severely disrupted, with limited internet and phone services isolating outlying islands and hindering recovery efforts.
Aid organizations are providing essential supplies and comfort, while residents express deep concerns about future volcanic activity in the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire.
Eyewitnesses describe the eruption as 'terrifying' and the tsunami as devastating, leaving communities in shock and grappling with the immediate aftermath of debris and 'awful and itchy' volcanic dust.

Yesterday 12:56 Key points summarised by AI

President Macron condemned widespread rioting and looting during nationwide protests, blaming far-left activists and criminals for the "unrestrained violence" and vowing accountability for those who "sought to bring down the Republic."
Over 2,400 arrests were made as protests against rising living costs and poor school conditions escalated, causing extensive damage to public buildings and businesses in cities like Paris, Limoges (where City Hall burned), Marseille, and Lyon.
The unrest, which organizers hoped would revive the "yellow vest" movement, saw political leaders trade blame, with Macron instructing prefects to protect public buildings and potentially ban future protests to prevent further disorder.