tonga volcano
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata requested information from the U.S. government Tuesday on the status of U.S. participation in aid efforts for the Kingdom of Tonga, which was devastated this weekend by volcanic ash and tsunami waves, with unknown loss of life, major damages, and an outage of the...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — The Kingdom of Tonga doesn’t often attract global attention, but a violent eruption of an underwater volcano on January 15 has spread shock waves, quite literally, around half the world.
The volcano is usually not much to look at. It consists of two small uninhabited islands...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — The Tongan government has confirmed that all houses on the island of Mango were wiped out in the tsunami that followed Saturday's volcanic eruption.
It also confirmed that three people are now known to have died: a 65-year-old woman in Mango and a 49-year-old man in Nomuka...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While members of the Tongan community in American Samoa are urging their families and friends around the world to keep the people of Tonga in their prayers after the volcano and the tsunami that affected the islands last Friday (Saturday in Tonga), locals are also...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — There is significant damage to the western coast of Tonga's main island of Tongatapu.
The New Zealand High Commission says the damage is centered along the western coast, where there are many resorts, and the waterfront of the capital, Nuku'alofa.
A thick layer of ash...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu HI at 11:00 am sst Sunday, Jan 16, 2022 has cancelled the tsunami advisory for American Samoa.
During the advisory period sea level readings at pago pago harbor registered a wave with an amplitude of 36 cm, exceeding...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption receded Sunday, but the massive ash cloud covering the tiny island nation of Tonga prevented surveillance flights from New Zealand to assess the extent of damage.
Satellite images showed the...
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will hold a media conference this afternoon to address New Zealand's response to the crisis in Tonga.
In a post on her Facebook page, Ardern said images of the volcanic eruption were "hugely concerning".
She said communication as a result of...
Suva, FIJI — Waves generated by a volcanic eruption in Tonga on Saturday have affected several Pacific island nations including New Zealand and Australia.
The series of volcanic eruptions were also heard in Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, and Cook Islands.
Multiple communities in Fiji experienced surges soon...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The volcano that erupted in Tonga and caused rumbling sounds, and coastal inundation in American Samoa overnight continues to remain active. The National Weather Service Pago Pago is advising Am Samoa residents who live along the coasts, please be cautious near...