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The Latest Breaking News from Tonga

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

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

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.

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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.

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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.

Evening Standard

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'.

Reuters

‘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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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 Independent UK

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

ABC News

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

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

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Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

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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The Independent UK

First aid flight leaves for Tonga after big volcano eruption

The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga were finally able to leave after the Pacific nation's main runway was cleared of ash left by a huge volcanic eruption

Salon

Tonga weighs COVID safety and aid needs

The eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, an underwater volcano, appears to be the largest in three decades

The Guardian - US

Peru demands compensation for disastrous oil spill caused by Tonga volcano

Volcanic eruption caused spill, described as the worst ecological disaster to hit country in recent history, at refineries operated by Spanish oil giant Repsol

Reuters

Planes, ships head for devastated Tonga as aid operation ramps up

The first aid flights reached Tonga on Thursday with more en route, five days after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami, as communities awaited a ship with equipment to scale up supplies of much-needed drinking water.

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The absolutely wild science behind the Tonga volcano eruption

A shock wave, a tsunami, and massive environmental changes — here are all the ways a single event is affecting the entire planet.

Reuters

Peru says oil spill caused by Tonga waves is an 'ecological disaster'

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The Guardian - AU

60 Covid deaths nationally as PM says rapid antigen tests not being stockpiled – as it happened

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ABC News

The Loop: Djokovic detention spotlight, pictures show scale of Tonga eruption, and a crazy Big Bash score

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The Independent UK

Tonga volcano: New photographs show extent of destruction from tsunami

Debris from destroyed buildings covers capital city as nations plan aid missions

ABC News

Help arrives in Tonga in response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami, but the island nation fears COVID could come too

Air force planes from both countries are delivering humanitarian supplies, as the head of Tonga's World Health Organization office says the local government is "very cautious" about letting in humanitarian support personnel due to the risk of COVID-19.

Daily Mirror

Horrifying clip captures huge boom caused by Tonga volcano eruption triggering tsunami

The underwater volcano erupted on January 15 near the island of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai leaving three people dead, including British woman Angela Glover

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