Fears of casualties, damage in tsunami-hit Tonga with communications links severed

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Australia has sent a surveillance flight to help Tonga assess tsunami damage after the Pacific nation was hit by an underwater volcano eruption and the ensuing tsunami waves. 7NEWS

There are no official reports of injuries or deaths in Tonga as yet on Sunday although communications are limited and contact has not been established with outlying coastal areas beyond the capital Nuku’alofa and closer to the volcano, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a news conference on Sunday.

In the United States, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the country stands prepared to provide support. Warnings were issued earlier for Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island as well as for Australia’s East Coast.there is no longer a tsunami threat for any coastal areas of Australia.

 

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Just go ahead tsunami.Flood all of Australia! it is a gift from God to Novak Djokovic!

And the earthquake that just hit PNG Let’s hope the Ring of Fire doesn’t activate otherwise we’re all goners

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