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Nuku'alofa Burns...
From: Taholo Kami
2006.11.16 10:05pm
Hi all,
Today we finally hit the bottom of the bucket. It started with the stoning of the Prime Ministers office at 3:30pm and then quickly led to stoning of the Finance Ministry, a smash and grab raid of Molisi Supermarket (PMs private business), smashing of front of Pacific Royale and burning down of the Shoreline offices. This led to the stripping of Leiola Duty Free shop and then burning of Molisi supermarket, ANZ Bank, Tonghua, Taumoepeau family business, Taumoepeau Building (houses Matangi Tonga offices - will affect updates on matangitonga.to ) Royco building, Prema, Narottams, TCF (old Lipois), Fakalato and neigbouring buildings, Pacific Royale Hotel, Old Joes Place, Tungi Arcade, Maseia, TCF Taufaahau Road, Nukualofa Hotel, Fung SHing and Chinatown hotel (old Joes hotel) and raids on EM Jones downtown as well as EM Jones Poutaha. Several Chinese businesses have been burned and looted as well.
The military and police have closed of the middle of town after 8pm but most of the damage has been done. We have no TV and scant radio updates so what little news we get is from either making rounds in the car or phone calls with others. As you can see the above list, possibly up to 70% of the businesses in town have been destroyed.
Pray for Tonga that we can come out from this situation and that true leadership will rise...literally from the ashes.
'ofa atu
Taholo
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