Tonga's internet gets restored 5 weeks after earthquake knocked off link

Tonga's main internet connection to the rest of the world has finally been restored more than five weeks after a huge volcanic eruption and tsunami severed a crucial undersea cable. Three people in Tonga were killed by the January 15 tsunami and dozens of homes destroyed.
 

The fiber-optic cable is now fully operational again after being reconnected Tuesday, said Samiuela Fonua, the chairperson at Tonga Cable Ltd., the state-owned company that owns the cable. “It's a huge relief when you know things have come to the end and are working well,” Fonua told The Associated Press. “It's one step forward