'I stay up and think of him.' A Redwood City woman is consumed with worry about her 11-year-old son who lives in Tonga. She hasn't spoken to him since last Friday, hours before a massive underwater volcano erupted near the island nation.
An undersea volcano erupted in near the Pacific nation of Tonga, sending tsunami waves crashing across the San Francisco Bay Area coast."It's really hard, especially with your son out there," said Liberty Latu.
Latu from Redwood City is consumed with worry about her 11-year-old son Gordon, who lives in Tonga. She hasn't spoken to him since last Friday, hours before a massive underwater volcano erupted near the island nation."It's really tough, I can't sleep. I stay up and think of him," said Latu.Pastor Vaka Taimani from the First Tongan Church in San Carlos is also hoping for news about friends and loved ones in Tonga.
"If anybody has general donations, I'd stick to water, masks, relief goods and I'll ship it," said Pahulu.If you'd like to help, you can bring donations to:
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