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Water crisis looms as residents tackle debris in tsunami-hit Tonga

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.

Reuters

Tonga relief flights set for take-off

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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Covid case surge continues as 67 deaths recorded nationally – as it happened

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Morning mail: paramedics under pressure, Tonga faces ‘unprecedented disaster’, Nick Kyrgios wins

Wednesday: Sydney paramedics asked to take ambulances home and remain on call after 13 hours shifts. Plus: comedian Nazeem Hussain on his beloved massage gun

The Guardian - AU

Tonga volcano: Three people dead as country remains cut off from the world

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

Daily Mirror

No, an influencer didn’t didn’t start punching a tree during the Tonga tsunami

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.

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Tongans in Australia anxiously await news from loved ones after volcanic eruption

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.

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Tonga says volcanic eruption and tsunami an ‘unprecedented disaster’

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

The Guardian - UK

False images of the volcanic eruption in Tonga

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…

France 24

Watch out for these false videos after the Tonga volcano eruption

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.

France 24

Tonga volcano: 'Alarming' pictures show extent of damage as fears rise of deaths and injuries

So far, three people have been confirmed dead, and several injuries have been reported

Irish Mirror

Death toll rises to three as Tongan authorities release first statement following eruption

The death toll of the volcanic eruption in Tonga has risen to three people as authorities work to restore order in the island nation.

ABC News

Tonga receives hundreds of bitcoin donations after volcano devastation

More than $40,000 already raised by Tongan politician and crypto advocate Lord Fusitu’a

The Independent UK

Tonga eruption: Island could be cut off for weeks after undersea cable damaged

Further volcanic activity could threaten efforts to repair Tonga’s only international communications cable

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Reuters

Tongans fear never seeing loved ones again amid communications void

(This Jan. 18 story corrects to remove incorrect reference in para 5 to Taumoepeau's visits to Tonga)

The Independent UK

Husband of charity worker who died in Tonga tsunami is ‘guilt-ridden’

James Glover survived the tragedy at the weekend but is ‘carrying an incredible burden of guilt’ over the death of his wife Angela, her family said.

Daily Record

Shockwaves from volcanic eruption in Tonga felt nearly 10,000 miles away in Tayside

The eight-minute eruption triggered a 7.4 magnitude earthquake and was heard across the Pacific, with a thunderous roar heard 6000 miles away in Alaska

Daily Mirror

Tonga tsunami: Before and after pictures show devastation of deadly eruption

The UN has detected a distress signal from isolated low-lying islands as rescuers desperately assess the damage caused, with aerial photos showing the scale of the devastation

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The Independent UK

Tonga eruption: Ash cloud disrupts Pacific flights

‘Communication with Tonga remains very limited,’ says New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern

Reuters

Undersea cable fault could cut off Tonga from rest of the world for weeks

The South Pacific archipelago of Tonga could spend days, or even weeks, cut off from the rest of world because of difficulties in repairing its sole undersea communications cable, which an operator said was ruptured during a massive volcanic eruption.

The Independent UK

Tonga: New Zealand military photographs reveal scale of devastation from volcano

The Mango island was hit by waves estimated to be 5-10 metres high, reports say

Newsroom.co.nz

Two confirmed dead after Tonga tsunami

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirms two deaths following the volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga.

Bangkok Post

Images show how Tonga volcano blew island to pieces

New satellite images released after the dramatic eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on Saturday evening have revealed early indications of the damage inflicted on the nearby islands and the Tongan capital of Nukuʻalofa.

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Extensive Damage' in Tsunami-struck Tonga

Aid agencies reported "extensive damage" in the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday following a massive underwater volcanic blast and tsunami, as the first death from the disaster was confirmed. Early indications of the scale of the crisis on the virtually cut-off island kingdom were emerging through patchy satellite…

Evening Standard

Three people confirmed dead by Tongan government in Tsunami amid fears of humanitarian crisis developing

Three people have died after a massive underground volcano eruption and tsunami in Tonga on Saturday, the government has confirmed in its first update since the disaster.

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