EPISODE · Nov 7, 2025 · 32 MIN
Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet
from The Audio Long Read · host The Guardian
A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world – and exposed the fragility of 21st-century life By Samanth Subramanian. Read by Raj Ghatak. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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