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Tongan 'real life Aquaman' survives 27-hour swim after tsunami

A 57-year-old Tongan man who said he swam around 27 hours after getting swept out to sea during Saturday’s devastating tsunami has been hailed a 'real life Aquaman'.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2022

‘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 capital

The Guardian - AU · Jan 20, 2022

First flight carrying international aid lands at Tonga airport after tsunami disaster

Aircraft arrives five days after volcano eruption and tsunami, after workers managed to clean up ash from the runway

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

First relief flight lands in tsunami-hit Tonga, more on way

Military plane from New Zealand first to arrive as recovery effort accelerates after Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai disaster.

Al Jazeera · Jan 20, 2022

Why Tonga volcanic eruption was so big and what’s likely to come next

Experts offer explanations for the power of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption, which ranks among the world’s biggest in 30 years.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2022

First aid flight leaves for Tonga after big volcano eruption

The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga were finally able to leave after the Pacific nation's main runway was cleared of ash left by a huge volcanic eruption

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Tonga weighs COVID safety and aid needs

The eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, an underwater volcano, appears to be the largest in three decades

Salon · Jan 20, 2022

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, at refineries operated by Spanish oil giant Repsol

The Guardian - US · Jan 19, 2022

Planes, ships head for devastated Tonga as aid operation ramps up

The first aid flights reached Tonga on Thursday with more en route, five days after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami, as communities awaited a ship with equipment to scale up supplies of much-needed drinking water.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2022

The absolutely wild science behind the Tonga volcano eruption

A shock wave, a tsunami, and massive environmental changes — here are all the ways a single event is affecting the entire planet.

Mic · Jan 19, 2022