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Tonga volcano eruption felt in Atlantic Ocean seafloor on other side of world – BBC News
The massive volcanic blast in the Pacific last year was felt 18,000km away on the other side of the world, on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The eruption of Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai on 15 January 2022 sent pressure waves through Earth’s atmosphere that connected with the sea surface and triggered 50 highly sensitive seismometers placed 5,000m below on the seabed. Hunga-Tonga produced the highest ash…
Tonga enters full Covid-19 lockdown as foreign aid continues to arrive after volcano disaster
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Two years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Tonga has entered its first full lockdown as it reels from the aftermath of a volcanic eruption. Beginning on February 3, 2022, the lockdown was prompted by two dock workers who tested positive for coronavirus. The island nation was previously virus-free, reporting only one case in 2021….
Foreign aid to Tonga hampered by strict Covid rules – BBC News
International aid is arriving in Tonga one week after it was hit by a devastating tsunami, but its distribution is being delayed as officials attempt to keep Covid out of the island nation. Several villages are still without basic necessities such as water and shelter. Countries such as the UK, Japan, New Zealand and Australia have sent aid but much of it remains in Fiji,…
Runway ash hampers Tonga tsunami relief efforts as scale of damage emerges – BBC News
Ash cloaking a runway has hampered relief efforts to Tonga, as the scale of the damage from a volcanic eruption and a tsunami becomes clear. New Zealand is trying to send clean drinking water and other supplies but planes cannot land at the main airport. Two people have been reported dead, but with communications limited there are fears the true toll could be higher. Please…
New images reveal scale of damage after volcano eruption in the Pacific off Tonga
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Images are emerging depicting the aftermath of the massive volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga on January 15, 2022, and the tsunami waves triggered by the event. The Tongan government’s first report since the eruption has confirmed three deaths as of January 18. The Pacific island nation had been largely cut off from the outside…
Scientists warn Tonga eruption may damage environment for years
It’s been three days since the volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga – but the full scale of the destruction is only now beginning to emerge. The government says several smaller islands have had to be evacuated – because nearly every home there was destroyed. Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our…
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