Tag: Tonga
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…
Impressive explosion of a volcano in Tonga, tsunami warning
“A 1.20m tsunami was observed in Nuku’alofa”, the country’s capital, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology announced, after another massive eruption – heard up to hundreds of kilometers away – from…
Concern after the tsunami that hit Tonga
WELLINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Pacific nations and aid groups were scrambling to restore communications with Tonga on Sunday after a tsunami triggered by an eruption of an undersea volcano…
Limited communications after the Tonga tsunami
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Reaching Tonga continued to be difficult on Sunday as telephone and internet connections were cut after a tsunami triggered by an eruption of an undersea volcano hit…
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…
Volcano in the Tonga Islands: social networks testify to the scale of the eruption and the tsunami (videos)
Heard from hundreds of kilometers around, a volcanic eruption forced the inhabitants of the Tonga Islands to flee to the heights this Saturday, January 15. A tsunami of nearly 1.2…
Pacific countries alarmed – after volcanic eruption near Tonga: tsunami warning also in Japan – News
The eruption of a submarine volcano near the island nation of Tonga has prompted tsunami warnings across much of the Pacific. A tsunami warning was also issued for all of…
Tsunami in the Tonga Islands after the eruption of a volcano, the United States, Chile and Japan on alert
An image taken by Japan’s Himawari-8 satellite and released by the National Institute of Information and Communications (Japan) on January 15, 2022 shows the volcanic eruption that caused a tsunami…
In Samoa, Tonga and Kiribati it is already 2022
The year 2021 says goodbye. Billions of people today welcome 2022 and hope that everything will get better. The new year has already begun in the South Seas. In Sydney,…
Burglary with axes and knives: rugby legend survives brutal attack
Tuesday 17th August 2021 Burglary with axes and knives Rugby legend survives brutal attack After a “brutal and violent” attack on him and his family, Tonga’s rugby international Toutai Kefu…