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Tsunami warnings issued after 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Tonga region
Nov 11 (Reuters) - The government of Tonga issued a tsunami warning on Friday after an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck in the sea around 207 km (128 miles) from…
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Pangai, Tonga – USGS
Jan 27 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck about 219 km (136.1 miles)west-northwest of Pangai, Tonga, on Thursday, the United States…
Photo Story: The volcanic plume from Tonga’s underwater volcano eruption seen from space
A handout picture made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows the atmospheric plume from an underwater volcano eruption…
Tongans deafened by volcanic blast as they fled for safety
When Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano violently erupted, sending shockwaves and tsunami across the Pacific, the blast in the small island nation…
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…
Peru says oil spill caused by Tonga waves is an ‘ecological disaster’
An oil spill at a refinery in Peru during high waves caused by the explosion last weekend of a volcano in Tonga…
First foreign aid plane from New Zealand arrives in Tonga
Jan 20 (Reuters) - An aid flight from New Zealand carrying humanitarian supplies arrived in Tonga on Thursday, five days after the…
Scientists warn of ‘unprecedented’ environmental disaster with acid rain and ash from Tonga volcano
Tonga’s massive underwater volcanic eruption could result in years-long damage to coral reefs and fisheries that are vital to the local economy,…
New Zealand navy ships taking water, other supplies to tsunami-hit Tonga
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday, carrying much-needed water and other supplies for…
Tsunami-hit Tonga islands suffered ‘catastrophic’ damage-reports
Tonga's small outlying islands have sustained major damage from a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, the United Nations said on Tuesday, with…