カテゴリー: Tonga
Threat of new volcanic eruption could prevent access by repair ship, which is en route from 4,000km awayThe mission to repair the undersea communications cable that connects Tonga with the rest of the world could take up to a fortnight, the cable opera…
Pictures from New Zealand defence force surveillance flight and UN satellite images show land and trees coated in ashSome of the first images have emerged from Tonga’s volcano and tsunami-hit islands, after a New Zealand defence force surveillance flig…
Tonga volcano: distress signal detected in low-lying islands after eruption, as first death reported
Regular contact with Tonga may not resume for weeks after confirmation the communications cable was cut in at least one placeA distress signal has been detected in an isolated, low-lying group of Tongan islands after Saturday’s huge volcanic eruption, …
Animal shelter operator Angela Glover, 50, from Brighton, died trying to save her dogs, says familyA body has been found after a British woman went missing following a tsunami in Tonga, according to her family.Angela Glover, 50, from Brighton, died aft…
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption – from explosion and tsunami alerts to a drifting veil of ashGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesSurveillance flights have been sent from …
Zed Seselja says there are no reports of mass casualties but more will be known once assessment flights return to Australia and New ZealandAustralia’s minister for the Pacific, Zed Seselja, says initial reports suggest no mass casualties in Tonga follo…
Communications blackout from undersea cable’s apparent damage prompts some to turn to Facebook livestreams from outside Tonga for updatesSince the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Seini Taumoepeau has barely slept.“I would say I’v…
A large underwater volcano in Tonga has sent huge swells around the world affecting countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. The tsunami waves caused damage to boats as far away as New Zealand and large swells were seen in California and Japan but did no…
There has been no update on the fate of Angela Glover who is missing after a tsunami following a volcanic eruptionThe brother of a British woman who was swept away from the coast of Tonga by the tsunami on Saturday and is still missing, has told the Gu…
More than 20 Peruvian ports closed while TV images show seawater flooding homes and businesses in country’s centre and north Two people have drowned off a beach in northern Peru, local authorities say, after unusually high waves were recorded in severa…
Blanket of ash hinders communications from towns believed to have been inundated by waves as first surveillance flights departsNew Zealand and Australia have sent planes to assess the damage from a huge undersea volcanic eruption and tsunami that hit t…
Waves rush over island country while tidal surges are felt by small Pacific neighbours plus New Zealand, Australia, US and JapanTsunami waves caused by an undersea volcano have flooded the Pacific Island country of Tonga, where entire towns have been i…
Warnings issued for Australia, Alaska, Hawaii and US west coast as waves observed in Tonga, American Samoa and FijiAn undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion on Saturday near the Pacific nation of Tonga, sending tsunami waves crashing across th…
Streets and buildings flooded in Pacific nation’s main island following latest eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apaiPeople have been forced to flee their homes, and streets and buildings have flooded, as tsunami waves crashed into Tonga’s main island o…
Arnold Latu was found dead in his berth – one of numerous deaths of monitors who ensure fishing boats follow the rulesOn the morning of Monday 27 September, a crew member on board the Hsinlong 1 fishing vessel went to fetch his friend Arnold Latu for b…