The Latest Breaking News from Tonga

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Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water supplies for the Pacific island nation reeling from a volcanic eruption and tsunami and largely cut off from the outside world.

The cleanup of ash covering Tonga's airport runway will allow Australian air force planes to deliver emergency aid for victims of the eruption and tsunami.

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After an underwater volcano erupted in Tonga, the country has been remained cut off from the rest of the world because a critical cable was ruptured. Briton Angela Glover is among those confirmed dead

An influencer appeared to start punching a banana tree as an underwater volcano erupted and caused a rsunami in Tonga - but all is not what it seems.

Mele Ngauamo is waiting to hear news from her two sisters and brother in Tonga. She last heard from them on Saturday as they were moving to higher ground.

Government issues first official update since huge blast on Saturday, saying death toll could rise

A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused significant damage to the island nation's capital and smothered it in dust. Yet some internet users shared false images of the natural catastrophe. Why? We take a look at why fake footage frequently circulates on social…

Shocking images of the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano off the coast of the Tonga Islands have been flooding social networks since January 15. But several fake videos have crept in among the authentic footage, coming from near the Kampar River in Indonesia.