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Brit woman still waiting to speak to parents after tsunami leaves Tonga cut off

Siniva Filise, 42, from Barry, Wales, is "desperate" to speak to her parents Fakahau Valu, 73, and Lioneti Valu, 66, who live in Tonga which was struck by a tsunami after an undersea volcano erupted

Daily Mirror

Elon Musk offers to send terminals to restore internet to volcano-hit Tonga

Tesla billionaire says he could send Starlink terminals via SpaceX to Pacific island nation where communication is down

The Guardian - US

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

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Diary of a disaster: the week that Tonga went silent

Seven days after a massive volcanic eruption that spawned a tsunami and ash cloud, communications are still largely down and the scale of the catastrophe unknown

The Guardian - AU

Learning aid bound for Tongan children

Save the Children are providing support and relief to the around 28,000 children affected by the natural disaster as recovery efforts in the country continue.

AAP

Daughter ‘desperate’ to contact parents almost one week after Tonga tsunami

All international communications with the Pacific island have been disrupted after an undersea volcano erupted nearby.

The Independent UK

Underwater volcanoes: how ocean colour changes can signal an imminent eruption

The scale of a recent volcano eruption took the people of Tonga by surprise. Scientists monitoring the submarine volcano, Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, were likewise caught off-guard, failing to foresee an explosion which would unleash a Pacific-wide tsunami.

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Humpback whale nearly smashes into diver with its tail missing him by two inches

Christopher Hokkanen, 39, was swimming with a family of humpback whales near the water’s surface off the Island of Eua in Tonga and caught the heart-stopping moment with an underwater camera

Daily Mirror

Diplomat says Tongan survival story fits with events

The incredible story of a retired carpenter who survived overnight in the ocean after the Tonga tsunami swept him out to sea appeared to fit with events at the time, a top New Zealand official says

The Independent UK

Tongan Olympic flagbearer finds out father unharmed after tsunami

Pita Taufatofua is raising funds for island nation hit by devastating underwater volcanic eruption and tsunami.

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Peru's Castillo decrees major oil spill an environmental emergency

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo declared an environmental emergency on Thursday as clean-up teams struggled to contain a huge oil spill at the country's biggest refinery, after rogue waves rocked a ship unloading crude there.

Reuters

Resort guests raise money as world rallies to help Tonga

Dozens of former guests from New Zealand, Australia, the U.S. and elsewhere are raising money to help the owners of the Ha’atafu Beach Resort in Tonga after it was destroyed by a tsunami

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Offers Starlink Help To Tonga Amid Internet Crisis But Here's Why He Needs A 'Clear Confirmation'

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday offered to help South Pacific island nation Tonga restore the internet services on an emergency basis using the Starlink services but said he needs a "clear c

Benzinga

Tonga turns back aid flight from Australia after positive Covid case discovered

Morrison government promised Tongans Covid-safe humanitarian relief after volcanic eruption and tsunami

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Japan dispatches planes with water, supplies for Tonga

As an international emergency relief activity, the Defense Ministry dispatched two Air Self-Defense Force transport planes Thursday to respond to the damage in Tonga after an undersea volcano erupted Jan. 15.

Reuters

'Life and death' at sea: log keeps Tonga's 'Aquaman' from going under

A 57-year-old Tongan man being hailed a real-life Aquaman for surviving 27 hours at sea after Saturday's devastating tsunami struck his island said he went under nine times before latching onto a log and making it to safety.

Reuters

Fisherman recalls racing tsunami, raining rocks after Tongan volcano erupted

Branko Sugar and his son were spearfishing on an outer reef in Tonga last Saturday. The air smelt of sulphur, as it had done for weeks, from the nearby active volcano, but he noticed the ash cloud from the crater was much higher.

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World rushes aid to tsunami-hit Tonga as drinking water and food run short

More ships and aircraft carrying aid are due to arrive in Tonga in coming days as the international community responds to calls for urgent assistance from the Pacific island nation following the devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.

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Al Jazeera

World rushes aid to tsunami-hit Tonga amid water, food shortage

UN says some 60,000 people affected by damage to crops, livestock, fisheries due to ashfall and saltwater intrusion.

Daily Mirror

Royal Navy ship sent to volcano-hit Tonga as international relief efforts ramp up

The Royal Navy's offshore patrol vessel, HMS Spey, is set to arrive in Tonga in the next few days bringing water and medical supplies for islands hit by the volcanic eruption and tsunami

The Conversation

Laws governing undersea cables have hardly changed since 1884 – Tonga is a reminder they need modernising

Since the catastrophic volcanic eruption on January 16, Tonga has been largely cut off from the world due to a break in the undersea cable that links Tonga with Fiji (and from there with the world). A complete fix may take weeks.

The Guardian - UK

Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened

Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths

Reuters

New Zealand water ship unloads in Tonga as other aid trickles in

Life-saving water supplies from a New Zealand navy ship were distributed across Tonga's main island on Friday, as other countries battled the logistics of delivering aid to one of the world's remotest communities.

The Independent UK

Peru: 21 beaches polluted by spill linked to Tonga eruption

Peru has declared an environmental emergency after announcing that 21 beaches on the Pacific coast were contaminated by an oil spill at a refinery run by Spain-based Repsol, following surging waves caused by the eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga

AAP

Naval ship departs for Tonga relief effort

HMAS Adelaide has left for Tonga, where it will be used as part of tsunami recovery efforts in the Pacific nation, as New Zealand pledges extra support.

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