<p>India has extended an immediate relief assistance of $200,000 for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in tsunami-hit Tonga, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>On January 15, 2022, a tsunami hit the Kingdom of Tonga impacting large sections of the country's population and causing significant infrastructural damage.</p>.<p>India extends deep sympathy to the government and the people of the Kingdom of Tonga for the damage and destruction caused by this unprecedented disaster, the MEA said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/internet-to-tongas-main-island-could-be-restored-in-2-weeks-1074376.html" target="_blank">Internet to Tonga's main island could be restored in 2 weeks</a></strong></p>.<p>"As a close friend and partner under the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) and as a gesture of solidarity with the friendly people of Tonga, Government of India extends an immediate relief assistance of $200,000 to support relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in the Kingdom of Tonga," the MEA said.</p>.<p>India has firmly stood by Tonga during times of crisis and devastation caused by natural disasters, as during Cyclone Gita in 2018.</p>.<p>Disaster Risk Reduction and Management is an important pillar of India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans’ Initiative (IPOI) announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2019, it said. </p>.<p><em><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></em></p>
<p>India has extended an immediate relief assistance of $200,000 for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in tsunami-hit Tonga, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>On January 15, 2022, a tsunami hit the Kingdom of Tonga impacting large sections of the country's population and causing significant infrastructural damage.</p>.<p>India extends deep sympathy to the government and the people of the Kingdom of Tonga for the damage and destruction caused by this unprecedented disaster, the MEA said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/internet-to-tongas-main-island-could-be-restored-in-2-weeks-1074376.html" target="_blank">Internet to Tonga's main island could be restored in 2 weeks</a></strong></p>.<p>"As a close friend and partner under the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) and as a gesture of solidarity with the friendly people of Tonga, Government of India extends an immediate relief assistance of $200,000 to support relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in the Kingdom of Tonga," the MEA said.</p>.<p>India has firmly stood by Tonga during times of crisis and devastation caused by natural disasters, as during Cyclone Gita in 2018.</p>.<p>Disaster Risk Reduction and Management is an important pillar of India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans’ Initiative (IPOI) announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2019, it said. </p>.<p><em><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></em></p>