Nick Eleini said his sister's body had been found and that her husband survived.
The explosion of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano, about 64 kilometres north of Nuku'alofa, was the latest in a series of dramatic eruptions. One complicating factor is that Tonga has managed to avoid outbreaks of COVID-19. New Zealand said its military staff were vaccinated and willing to follow Tonga's protocols.
Communications with the island nation is limited because the single underwater fiber-optic cable that connects Tonga to the rest of the world was likely severed in the eruption.HMAS Adelaide prepares to depart Garden Island fleet base in Sydney.
Tonga Volcano Blast Zone Evaluation Thank you Private. The parts are scattered as I suspected. Good work! Thank the team for their due diligence. I bet the nose clips came in handy, eh;) I suspected they would given the Boyle's Law. -Mr Robert Pembroke
prayfortonga 😔
They look like stock images from the Tsunami in the Orient a decade or so back. Are you sure? Or is this wishful thinking?
OMG!!!I hope and Pray Everyone makes it out SAFE!I hate seeing stuff like this whenever it happens it's just so sad and very heartbreaking when people get hurt and pass away because of things like this!I Pray for All the Families And Everyone to make it to safe ground!
my prayers to them 3
9NewsPerth should’ve had their 4th booster, totally avoidable
Condolences for their families who lost their lives 🙏🏻
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I thought it would be so much worse with how close they were 😳
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