New homes handed over to Niuatoputapu tsunami victims

In Niuatoputapu on Saturday December 1, Prime Minister of Tonga, Lord Tu’ivakano handed over 34 new houses for the people of Niuatoputapu who lost their homes during the tsunami that followed the Great Samoa-Tonga Earthquakes of 29-30 September 2009. Supported by the World Bank, a total of 73 new houses were constructed as part of the Post-Tsunami Reconstruction Project,