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Tongas main island sustained significant damage from a volcanic eruption and tsunami New Zealands leader said promising rapid aid for a Pacific archipelago that remains largely cut off. A very large eruption of Hunga TongaHunga Haʻapai a volcanic island of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean began on 14 January 2022Hunga Tonga is 65 km 40 mi north of Tongatapu the countrys main island.

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Reuters The fate of thousands of Tongans remained uncertain Sunday.

. The eruption at 0410 GMT of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai underwater volcano located about 65km 40 miles north of Tongas capital Nukualofa caused a. The Pacific nation of Tonga has issued a tsunami warning after a massive undersea volcanic eruption. The Tonga Meteorological Services said a tsunami warning was declared for all of the archipelago and data from the Pacific tsunami center said waves of 80 centimeters 27 feet were detected.

Satellite images showed the spectacular. Footage on social media shows people scrambling to get away from the waves and reach higher ground. It caused large waves to crash into the island and islanders living by the coast fled for their lives.

The Tonga Meteorological Services said a tsunami warning was declared for all of the archipelago and data from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center showed waves of 80 centimetres 27 feet had. The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began receding Sunday while the extent of damage to Tonga remained unclear. Tsunami warnings and advisories were issued in Fiji Samoa.

An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Jan. Jese Tuisinu JTuisinu January 15 2022 Journalist Siraj. 15 triggering a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations.

The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption receded Sunday but the massive ash cloud covering the tiny island nation of Tonga prevented surveillance flights from New Zealand to assess the extent of damage. Tsunami waves triggered by undersea volcanic eruption hit Tonga videos go viralOn Saturday the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai erupted after. Satellite images showed the spectacular eruption Saturday evening with a plume of ash steam and gas rising like a.

The eruption caused tsunamis in Tonga Fiji American Samoa and along the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

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