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Tonga volcanic eruption: Satellite and aerial images show ash-covered islands
A few days after the devastating volcanic eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, satellite images give a first impression of the destruction caused in the island state of Tonga. The…
Situation after the volcanic eruption – help arrives in Tonga – long-term damage feared – News
contents The islands of the kingdom are struggling with the aftermath of the volcanic eruption. The first plane with aid packages has landed. What is most needed: The biggest problem…
Pictures of the week: South Sea island of Tonga buried under a layer of ash after a volcanic eruption
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Volcanic eruption in the South Seas – Communication with Tonga will be difficult for weeks – News
Communications with the South Seas archipelago of Tonga are expected to remain disrupted for weeks following the eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai subsea volcano. The New Zealand government announced that the…
After a volcanic eruption off Tonga: oil spill on the Peruvian coast
Tidal waves triggered by the volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga have triggered an oil spill in Peru, more than 10,000 kilometers away, according to authorities. The authorities blocked…
Eruption and tsunami in the Pacific: the threat ended, significant damage in Tonga, two dead in Peru
“The tsunami had a significant impact on the northern coastline of Nuku’alofa”, the capital of the Tonga islands, “with boats and large rocks washed ashore”, but no casualties were reported…
Eruption in Tonga: residents flee, tsunami warnings across the Pacific
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Saturday, causing residents of the archipelago to flee. A massive explosion sound, heard hundreds of miles away and tsunami warnings across the Pacific.…
Volcanic eruption near Tonga: What is known so far
There hasn’t been a volcanic eruption as massive as the one in the Pacific over the weekend in decades. The consequences of the eruption are still unclear. A satellite image…
Images of the Hunga Tonga volcano eruption seen from the sky
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano, on one of Tonga’s uninhabited islands, erupted on January 15. The main island is now cut off from the world. Many families on Monday were…
Tonga eruption: Pacific tsunami threat over, major damage
The tsunami caused by the powerful Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apa eruption caused significant damage to the Tonga Islands but no casualties, according to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The tsunami…
Extent of damage unclear – volcanic eruption off Tonga: international aid has started – News
Two days after the massive eruption of a submarine volcano near the Pacific island nation of Tonga, military aircraft from New Zealand and Australia have surveyed the situation from the…
Volcanic eruption near Tonga – Undersea volcano triggers tidal wave in the Pacific region – News
The massive eruption of a submarine volcano near the island nation of Tonga has triggered tidal waves in the Pacific region. Tsunami waves were registered not only in Tonga but…