‘We just keep going’: the Tongan resort destroyed by nature’s fury – for the third time
by Taina Kami Enoka in Nuku'alofa from World news | The Guardian on (#5WH3C)
Despite a narrow escape from last month's tsunami and the arrival of Covid in Tonga, Ha'atafu owner Moana Paea is determined to rebuild her resort once again
When the Ha'atafu beach resort was levelled by the tsunami that hit Tonga last month, it was the third time that the family-run business had been completely destroyed by a natural disaster.
In 1982, the resort was wiped out by Cyclone Isaac and a year later by Cyclone Kina.
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