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Emergency supplies finally arrive in Tonga

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In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III sits on the tarmac after being unloaded of emergency aid supplies at Tonga's Fuaʻamotu International Airport on Thursday. U.N. humanitarian officials report that about 84,000 people — more than 80% of Tonga's population — have been impacted by the volcano's eruption.
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In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, vehicles are parked at the Port of Brisbane ready to be loaded onto HMAS Adelaide at the Port of Brisbane before departing for Tonga.
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In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, soldiers load supplies onto HMAS Adelaide at the Port of Brisbane before departing for Tonga Thursday.
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In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, pilots, Wing Commander Dean Bolton, left, and Flight Lieutenant Alice McCabe preparer to land a C-17A Globemaster III loaded with aid supplies at Tonga's Fuaʻamotu International Airport, near Nukuʻalofa, on Thursday.
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In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, personnel unload emergency aid supplies at Tonga's Fuaʻamotu International Airport.
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In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, personnel unload emergency aid supplies at Tonga's Fuaʻamotu International Airport.
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In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, personnel unload emergency aid supplies at Tonga's Fuaʻamotu International Airport.
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In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, personnel unload emergency aid supplies at Tonga's Fuaʻamotu International Airport.
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In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, personnel unload emergency aid supplies at Tonga's Fuaʻamotu International Airport.
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In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, personnel sweep ash at Tonga's Fuaʻamotu International Airport, near Nukuʻalofa.
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In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, vehicles are loaded onto HMAS Adelaide at the Port of Brisbane before departing for Tonga Thursda.

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