A Polynesian archipelago of 176 islands, Tonga is situated southeast of Fiji and just west of the international dateline. While damage assessments are still ongoing, preliminary reports indicate that some communities in the island nation of Tonga have been severely damaged by volcanic ash and significant tsunami waves. The eruptive activity built-up ash around a new volcanic cone and connected …
A view from an Orion plane flying over Tonga, where volcanic ash covers rooftops and vegetation. Three of Tonga’s smaller islands suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross said Wednesday, as a wider picture begins to emerge of the destruction caused by the eruption of an undersea volcano near the Pacific archipelago nation. About 84,000 people …
