Outlying Islands
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| First performance | 2002 |
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| Playwright | David Greig |
| Composers | Gavin Marwick |
| Original language | English Language |
| Place premiered | Edinburgh |
| Genres | Drama |
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| ID | 3059883 |
About Outlying Islands
Outlying Islands is a 2002 drama play written by Scottish playwright David Greig. While all the events and characters in the play are works of fiction, it was inspired by Robert Atkinson's book Island Going.
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... It said some of the smaller, Outlying Islands were particularly badly affected, with all the houses destroyed on one and just two left on another...
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Tonga tsunami sparks 'unprecedented disaster', government says
Tonga says it has been hit by an " unprecedented disaster" in the government's first update since a volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami.
In a statement, the government confirmed Three Deaths : two locals and a British national.
It Said some of the smaller, Outlying Islands were particularly badly affected, with all the houses destroyed on one and just two left on another.
Aid efforts have been hampered by ash falling from The Volcano .
Volunteers have been sweeping The Runway of the main airport to allow planes bringing much needed Drinking Water and supplies to land.
Communications with The Island chain have been disrupted after the single underwater cable connecting Tonga to the rest of The World was severed in the eruption.
In its update, the Tongan government Said The Internet was down, but some local phone services were available and work was under way to restore full communications.
Evacuations from the worst-hit islands have also started, the government Said .
Source of news: bbc.com
