Damage on tsunami-hit Tonga’s main island hampering relief efforts
Sydney, Australia/Wellington, New ZealandReuters Significant damage was reported along the western coast of Tonga’s main island on Tuesday following the weekend’s massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, but a closed airport and downed communications are hampering international relief efforts. The New Zealand High Commission reported the damage along the western coast of the main island of […]
Distress signal prompts UN concern after Tonga volcanic eruption
Sydney, Australia/Wellington, New ZealandReuters A distress signal has been detected in an isolated, low-lying group of islands in the Tonga archipelago following Saturday’s massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, the United Nations said, prompting particular concern for its inhabitants. Initial reports suggested no mass casualties on the main island of Togatapu, but two people were reported […]
Casualty reports awaited from tsunami-hit Tonga with comms mostly down
Wellington, New ZealandReuters Tsunami-hit Tonga remained largely uncontactable on Sunday with telephone and internet links severed, leaving relatives in faraway New Zealand praying for their families on the Pacific islands as casualty reports had yet to come through. An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, triggering warnings of 1.2-metre tsunami waves and evacuation orders […]