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Tonga volcano: 'Alarming' pictures show extent of damage as fears rise of deaths and injuries

So far, three people have been confirmed dead, and several injuries have been reported

Irish Mirror · Jan 18, 2022

Death toll rises to three as Tongan authorities release first statement following eruption

The death toll of the volcanic eruption in Tonga has risen to three people as authorities work to restore order in the island nation.

ABC News · Jan 18, 2022

Tonga receives hundreds of bitcoin donations after volcano devastation

More than $40,000 already raised by Tongan politician and crypto advocate Lord Fusitu’a

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

Tonga tsunami: Before and after pictures show devastation of deadly eruption

The UN has detected a distress signal from isolated low-lying islands as rescuers desperately assess the damage caused, with aerial photos showing the scale of the devastation

Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022

Tonga eruption: Ash cloud disrupts Pacific flights

‘Communication with Tonga remains very limited,’ says New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

Undersea cable fault could cut off Tonga from rest of the world for weeks

The South Pacific archipelago of Tonga could spend days, or even weeks, cut off from the rest of world because of difficulties in repairing its sole undersea communications cable, which an operator said was ruptured during a massive volcanic eruption.

Reuters · Jan 18, 2022

Tonga: New Zealand military photographs reveal scale of devastation from volcano

The Mango island was hit by waves estimated to be 5-10 metres high, reports say

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

Images show how Tonga volcano blew island to pieces

New satellite images released after the dramatic eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on Saturday evening have revealed early indications of the damage inflicted on the nearby islands and the Tongan capital of Nukuʻalofa.

Bangkok Post · Jan 18, 2022

'Extensive Damage' in Tsunami-struck Tonga

Aid agencies reported "extensive damage" in the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday following a massive underwater volcanic blast and tsunami, as the first death from the disaster was confirmed. Early indications of the scale of the crisis on the virtually cut-off island kingdom were emerging through patchy satellite…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 18, 2022

Three people confirmed dead by Tongan government in Tsunami amid fears of humanitarian crisis developing

Three people have died after a massive underground volcano eruption and tsunami in Tonga on Saturday, the government has confirmed in its first update since the disaster.

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2022