Tonga faces 'unprecedented disaster' as New Zealand warns of further eruptions and tsunami risk
A massive volcanic eruption and tsunami near Tonga caused"an unprecedented disaster," the Pacific nation's leader said Tuesday, as New Zealand warned of further eruptions that may complicate the delivery of aid to remote islands where communications are down.
In its first official update since Saturday's eruption of the underwater Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano, Tonga's government on Tuesday confirmed the deaths of three people and several other injuries, and outlined the scale of destruction to communities. Tongan Prime Minster Siaosi Sovaleni said all houses on the island of Mango, where 36 people live, were destroyed.
New satellite images show Tonga communities covered in ash 00:31Covid risk Tonga has reported just one coronavirus case during the pandemic, and there is concern the nation could see its first outbreak if aid workers bring the virus with them from countries where the Omicron variant is spreading rapidly.
Video shows eruption that caused tsunami waves 01:37Repairs are not expected to begin until February 1, and it may take a further two weeks after that to restore the cable, according to a company assisting with the work. Tongan Olympian Pita Taufatofua -- the nation's flag bearer in Tokyo last year -- said on Instagram he had been unable to reach his father, the governor of the Ha'apai islands.
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