It was a day none of us ever want to go through again, says ANZ’s Country Head in Tonga. “We remain strong and committed and pray the worst is over.”
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Satellite images show the aftermath of Tonga volcano’s eruption
Newly released satellite images show the devastating, widespread damage to the Tongan islands following the eruption of an undersea volcano on 15 January.
Tonga tsunami: ‘Kids were screaming as if a war was upon us’
Sheltered only by small tarpaulins and mats, a Tongan family watched ash and rock fall from the sky, and huge waves crash over the island. “We came down to an island that was completely wiped out.
Tonga: Aid ramped up after eruption and tsunami
Tonga Red Cross SG says there is an urgent need for the people of Tonga to have access to safe water sources in the days and weeks to come. Ash has settled in water tanks
Tonga eruption was so intense, it caused the atmosphere to ring like a bell
The eruption near Tonga was so powerful it caused the atmosphere to ring like a bell, though at a frequency too low to hear, writes Emeritus Professor
SES satellite service beams into Tonga
Digicel chooses SES to restore vital communications for Tonga with the outside world following the volcanic eruption that sent tsunami waves
Long-term planning crucial to Tonga’s recovery
A flurry of relief activity immediately after disasters seldom results in long-term recovery, writes Sandeeka Mannakkara, and Tonga should take care to achieve both
Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas: NASA
NASA said the Tonga eruption was equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas. Also, blanketing in a layer of toxic ash, poisoning drinking water, destroying crops and completely wiping out at least two villages.
‘We had to mimic to everyone to run’: how Tonga’s volcano and tsunami disaster unfolded
Journalist Marian Kupu recounts the moment of the eruption and the panic that followed. “Everything is just dead. There is just mud, dust everywhere.”
Tongan government says 85 percent of population impacted by ash fall and tsunami after volcanic eruption
Tonga is on a long road to recovery as 85 percent of the population are affected by violent eruption followed by tsunami. Clean water is still their main request.