Australia helping Tonga

Sydney: The Australia Government is spending $A10.5 million

($NZ11.2 million) to help Tonga’s cyclone reconstruction efforts.

The cyclone occurred in mid-February, damaging 4000 homes and leaving 60,000 people without electricity.

The additional assistance will help restore infrastructure such as schools and water supplies and support farmers who lost crops.

The Australian Defence Force has delivered 135 tonnes of relief items to Tonga. — AAP