Tonga's disaster authorities say good progress is being made getting emergency shelter out to the remote villages lashed by Cyclone Gita.
Over 1000 homes were damaged or destroyed when the category 4 cyclone hit Tonga's main island of Tongatapu four days ago.
Graham Kenna of the National Emergency Management Office said the Tongan armed forces had done a fantastic job clearing roads.
He said people in the community were also clearing up rubbish and debris as quickly as possible.
"This morning, despite heavy rain there's been ongoing fast response distributions of emergency shelter to the villages on the eastern side of Tongatapu and the western side. And also the Tonga Red Cross is doing shelter distributions within the capital. Its going very smoothly and very quickly. We hope to have most of it finished by lunch time tomorrow."
Mr Kenna said there had been some welcome rain to fill tanks.
He said it could take up to a month to reconnect electricity to all areas.
Photo supplied. Caption: Digicel staff and management help distribute tents and emergency food supplies to families. The supplies that were collected and packed by Digicel in Fiji were flown in to Nuku'alofa today.
