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Around 90km of cable had to be replaced after it was damaged.
Both New Zealand and Australia have sent military transport planes.
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted 30 kilometres into the air on Saturday.
It is two days since the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano exploded, cloaking Tonga in a film of ash.
It sent tsunami waves crashing across the shore in Tonga and people rushing to higher ground.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or the extent of the damage.
Fiery molten rock flowing down toward the sea destroyed around 3,000 buildings.
On Saturday, Mount Semeru ejected volcanic ash high into the sky and rained hot mud on villages.
At least 27 people are still missing after Mount Semeru erupted following heavy rain in the Lumajang district of East Java.
The Mount Semeru volcano erupted yesterday.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Authorities on the Spanish island told inhabitants to stay indoors as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continued to erupt.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said his government would pass new measures this week to help millions of euros in aid reach those in need.
The volcano sits on the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire” where many of the planet’s eruptions are recorded.
More than 1,800 buildings, mostly homes, have already been destroyed on the Canary Island.
La Cumbre Vieja volcano began erupting on 19 September.
Some 6,000 residents were evacuated after the initial eruption on the Canary Island last month.
The volcano has been erupting for almost three weeks.
A huge magma shelf has continued to build on the Atlantic Ocean.
The dramatic eruption which began 10 days ago, has forced thousands out of their homes.
Columns of steam that experts had warned could contain toxic gases shot upward when the molten rock tumbled into the Atlantic.
The volcano on La Palma erupted on 19 September .
A volcano has been erupting on the Canary Island over the past week.
La Palma, with a population of some 85,000 people, has been hit by several earthquakes.
Some 20 isolated houses have been destroyed.
Eight people were rescued out of 16 passengers.
The latest incident comes just a week after Mount Nyiragongo devastated the area prompting an evacuation of the city.
More than 170 children are still feared missing after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo on Saturday night.
Mount Nyiragongo erupted last night for the first time since 2002.
The glow from the lava could be seen about 20 miles away from the outskirts of Reykjavik.
No evacuation orders have been issued, but locals are taking no chances.
Locals have been told to be vigilant for signs of danger.
The partial skeletons were found during excavation of a villa on the outskirts of the ancient Roman city that was destroyed in 79AD.
Several villages on the main island of Java were blanketed by clouds of ash from Mount Merapi today.
Ash mixed with sand rained down on towns as far as 10km away.
Thousands of people living near Taal volcano have been evacuated.
Authorities have recovered the bodies of 16 of the 18 people killed in the blast.
Two of the victims’ bodies have not been recovered and authorities believe they were washed out to sea.
Harsh conditions today forced an abandonment of the search for a second straight day.
Volcanic gases are still venting from the crater, and scientists have said another eruption is possible.
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