Tsunamis
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Japan orders people to evacuate after 7.6-magnitude quake hits west coast
Major tsunami warnings downgraded but residents in coastal areas told not to return to homesA powerful earthqu…
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‘Absolutely amazing’: Tongan man swept away by tsunami stayed afloat for 24 hours
Lisala Folau climbed a tree on his home island before being washed away and eventually managing to reach the c…
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Tonga says volcanic eruption and tsunami an ‘unprecedented disaster’
Government issues first official update since huge blast on Saturday, saying death toll could riseTonga is fac…
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Leaked New Zealand military photos show scale of damage caused by Tonga volcano eruption
The 40 images paint a much fuller picture of the damage to the country following a volcanic eruption and tsuna…
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Australian minister says Tonga suffered ‘significant damage’ following volcano eruption
Zed Seselja says there are no reports of mass casualties but more will be known once assessment flights return…
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How the Tonga volcano has been felt around the world – video
A large underwater volcano in Tonga has sent huge swells around the world affecting countries bordering the Pa…
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Tonga volcano eruption: New Zealand and Australia send planes to assess tsunami damage
Blanket of ash hinders communications from towns believed to have been inundated by waves as first surveillanc…
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Tsunami from Tonga volcano eruption leaves trail of flood damage
Waves rush over island country while tidal surges are felt by small Pacific neighbours plus New Zealand, Austr…
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Tonga: tsunami floods streets and cuts communication after undersea volcano erupts
Warnings issued for Australia, Alaska, Hawaii and US west coast as waves observed in Tonga, American Samoa and…
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Tsunami hits Tonga after underwater volcanic eruption
Streets and buildings flooded in Pacific nation’s main island following latest eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga H…
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Second chance: clock stopped after Japan tsunami starts ticking a decade later
The century-old temple clock has come back to life when an aftershock of the 2011 quake hit the regionFor almo…
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Three stories of hope: 10 years on from Japan’s triple disaster
Much has changed along the hundreds of miles of devastated coastline and the recovery is gathering paceAfter t…
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Japan’s 2011 tsunami, then and now – in pictures
Ten years ago one of the most powerful earthquakes on record triggered a devastating tsunami in Japan, killing…
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After the wave: a decade of grieving for a daughter lost to the Japanese tsunami
Mai was 12 when she died in one of the most harrowing stories to emerge from the March 2011 earthquake and tsu…
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Jacinda Ardern Covid update: Auckland lockdown to lift on Sunday – live
Prime minister says immunisation ‘roadmap’ will be released soonFull report: thousands allowed to return home …