Tonga hit by tsunami after volcanic eruption

The Pacific country of Tonga experienced a large volcanic eruption Saturday followed by a tsunami that flooded parts of the capital, NukuтАЩalofa, which is lies just 65km north of the volcano.

tonga volcanic eruption
tonga volcanic eruption

The Pacific country of Tonga experienced a large volcanic eruption Saturday followed by a tsunami that flooded parts of the capital, NukuтАЩalofa, which is lies just 65km north of the volcano.

According to the US-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the surge wave reached a height of 2.7 feet in NukuтАЩalofa. Meanwhile, there is no information on property damage or casualties till yet.

A tsunami warning sent residents scrambling to higher ground.

The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha╩╗apai volcano sent shockwaves across the South Pacific.

The Tonga Geological Services said that the plumes of gas, smoke and ash pouring from the volcano reached 20km into the sky.

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