Tonga
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Covid-stricken Australian aid ship makes contactless delivery to virus-free Tonga
Fears that aid missions could spark a Covid outbreak were highlighted when two dozen crew members were diagnos…
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Covid outbreak strikes Australian aid ship bound for virus-free Tonga
Twenty-three sailors on HMAS Adelaide test positive as Peter Dutton says boat will be kept at sea to ensure no…
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‘We had to mimic to everyone to run’: how Tonga’s volcano and tsunami disaster unfolded
Journalist Marian Kupu recounts the moment of the eruption and the panic that followedTonga is used to natural…
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Tonga volcano: drinking water is priority as aid begins to arrive for stricken nation
The first aid vessels and flights have arrived and more are on their way as the devastated Pacific nation begi…
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Elon Musk offers to send terminals to restore internet to volcano-hit Tonga
Tesla billionaire says he could send Starlink terminals via SpaceX to Pacific island nation where communicatio…
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Tonga turns back aid flight from Australia after positive Covid case discovered
Morrison government promised Tongans Covid-safe humanitarian relief after volcanic eruption and tsunamiGet our…
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Tonga turns back aid flight from Australia after positive Covid case discovered
Morrison government promised Tongans Covid-safe humanitarian relief after volcanic eruption and tsunamiGet our…
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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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New photos show Tonga tsunami devastation as first aid plane arrives from New Zealand
First aid supplies have arrived in Tonga amid fears over contaminated water sources after volcano eruptionFres…
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Peru demands compensation for disastrous oil spill caused by Tonga volcano
Volcanic eruption caused spill, described as the worst ecological disaster to hit country in recent history, a…
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Tonga airport runway being cleared of ash as Australian planes ready to depart
NZ defence minister says dust from volcano eruption is being removed by hand because equipment was damaged or …
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Fears for Tonga’s tiny Mango island as every house destroyed
Tsunami waves reaching up to 15 metres hit remote area that sent distress signalThe Tongan government has rais…
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First aid shipments leave for Tonga, amid fears aid workers could bring ‘tsunami of Covid’
Australia and New Zealand dispatch naval vessels carrying material to help provide temporary shelter and clean…
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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…