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2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami

Tonga is hit by ashfall and a tsunami after the eruption of Hunga Tonga, destroying homes as locals struggle to find higher ground. Major flooding is reported in the capital Nukuʻalofa. Shock waves from the eruption are detected as far away as Alaska, United States. Other Pacific countries have also advised their citizens to seek higher ground. Internet access has reportedly been disrupted in Tonga.

Waves crash into Tonga homes as tsunami warnings sound across the Pacific

Sources:  The Guardian  The Sydney Morning Herald  VOA

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  1. Tonga is hit by a tsunami after the eruption of Hunga Tonga yesterday, destroying homes as locals struggle to find higher grounds. Other Pacific countries have also advised its citizens to seek higher grounds.
  2. Tonga is hit by ashfall and a tsunami after the eruption of Hunga Tonga, destroying homes as locals struggle to find higher ground. Major flooding is reported in the capital Nukuʻalofa. Shock waves from the eruption are detected as far away as Alaska, United States. Other Pacific countries have also advised their citizens to seek higher ground. Internet access has reportedly been disrupted in Tonga.

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