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Peru's President Pedro Castillo decrees major oil spill linked to Tonga eruption an environmental emergency

Peru declares an environmental emergency as clean-up teams struggle to contain a huge oil spill at the country's biggest refinery caused by waves from a volcanic eruption near Tonga that rocked a ship unloading crude.

ABC News · Jan 20, 2022

Tongan community warns relief efforts 'on the clock' following volcanic eruption

The tight-knit Tongan community on the Gold Coast asks the city to remember and pray for their families back home after a massive volcanic eruption devastated the small island nation last weekend.

ABC News · Jan 20, 2022

Nation records highest death toll for the pandemic following grim two weeks of rising numbers – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 20, 2022

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Tonga crisis prompts aid organisations to call for cash, warn physical donations could delay critical relief

Generous and well-intentioned donations of food and other goods may hinder vital aid getting to people in need in Tonga, humanitarian organisations warn.

ABC News · Jan 20, 2022

Tonga tsunami: 'Aquaman' swims for 27 hours after being swept out to sea

Lisala Folau climbed a tree to miss the first wave after being told about the tsunami by his brother, but a second, larger wave swept him and his family out to sea

Daily Mirror · Jan 20, 2022

Queen sends message of support to Tonga

The Queen has said her “thoughts and prayers” are with those in Tonga who have been affected by a huge volcanic eruption.

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2022

Queen’s ‘thoughts and prayers’ with those in Tonga affected by volcanic eruption

In a message to the nation’s monarch Tupou VI, the Queen said she was ‘shocked and saddened’ by the eruption.

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

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Queen Elizabeth sends condolences to Tonga

Britain's Queen Elizabeth send condolences to the king of Tonga after a huge volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami and smothered islands in ash.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2022

Phone service restored in Tonga after tsunami but internet will take weeks

Officials say it will be ‘lucky’ if repairs to undersea communications cable are completed within a month

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Tongan ‘real life Aquaman’ survives 27-hour swim after tsunami

Lisala Folau was swept out to the sea when the tsunami hit the small Atata island on Saturday

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Topless Tongan Olympic flag-bearer raises £300,000 in disaster aid

The Tongan flag-bearer has yet to establish contact with his father

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Topless Tongan Olympic flag-bearer raises $380,000 in disaster aid

The 38-year-old viral Tongan flag-bearer has been personally affected, is yet to establish contact with his father

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Cut off by volcano, Tongans relieved as contact restored

As the massive undersea Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Tongans from around the world gazed on as their relatives livestreamed images of the billowing clouds of ash, gas and steam emerged from beneath the depths

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Eyewitness accounts of Tonga's volcanic eruption emerge as relatives endure torturous wait to hear from loved ones

A Tongan journalist describes the deafening explosion of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano and people fleeing inland to escape the tsunami that followed in its wake.

ABC News · Jan 20, 2022

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 20, 2022

First Aid Flights on Route to Disaster-isolated Tonga

The first humanitarian flights departed for Tonga early Thursday, carrying much-needed aid supplies to the volcano and tsunami-devastated Pacific island nation. "A C17 Globemaster left from Amberley Airport Base around 7 am today (2000 GMT)," an Australian defense official told AFP.

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2022

Tongan man swept away by tsunami stayed afloat for 24 hours as aid reaches island

A Tongan man washed away by a tsunami managed to stay afloat for 24 hours before swimming to safety, it has emerged.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2022

Tongan 'real life Aquaman' survives 27-hour swim after tsunami

A 57-year-old Tongan man who said he swam around 27 hours after getting swept out to sea during Saturday’s devastating tsunami has been hailed a 'real life Aquaman'.

The Guardian - AU · Jan 20, 2022

‘Absolutely amazing’: Tongan man swept away by tsunami stayed afloat for 24 hours

Lisala Folau climbed a tree on his home island before being washed away and eventually managing to reach the capital

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The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

First flight carrying international aid lands at Tonga airport after tsunami disaster

Aircraft arrives five days after volcano eruption and tsunami, after workers managed to clean up ash from the runway

The Guardian - AU · Jan 20, 2022

New photos show Tonga tsunami devastation as first aid plane arrives from New Zealand

First aid supplies have arrived in Tonga amid fears over contaminated water sources after volcano eruption

ABC News · Jan 20, 2022

Ash from Tongan volcano passes over Pilbara, 7,000km from eruption

The ash cloud is expected to clear over the next few days. Authorities say it does not pose a health risk to the people of the Pilbara.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2022

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 was so deafening that fleeing families could only wave at their loved ones to run.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2022

In Tonga, a volcano-triggered tsunami underscores islands' acute climate risk

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Al Jazeera · Jan 20, 2022

First relief flight lands in tsunami-hit Tonga, more on way

Military plane from New Zealand first to arrive as recovery effort accelerates after Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai disaster.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2022

Why Tonga volcanic eruption was so big and what’s likely to come next

Experts offer explanations for the power of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption, which ranks among the world’s biggest in 30 years.

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