Waves crash into Tonga homes as tsunami warnings sound across the Pacific

Tonga has been hit by a tsunami after a violent eruption on one of the nation’s volcanic islands on Saturday afternoon that’s also prompted tsunami warnings across the Pacific, including parts of Australia’s east coast.

“The size of these waves means the threat is for the marine environment for the east coast of Australia, and for land on Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island; however the situation will be closely monitored and warnings updated as required,” the Bureau of Meteorology said. The Tonga Meteorological Service issued a warning for all of Tonga on Saturday afternoon after a violent eruption of the volcanic island Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai about 3.10pm AEDT. It was followed by a 1.2-metre tsunami observed at the capital Nuku’alofa about 20 minutes later.

Tsunami expert Andrew Gissing, general manager of Risk Frontiers, said while the volcano’s recent activity had resulted in a marine tsunami warning on Friday, the eruption on Saturday “seems much bigger” and it appeared the waves had hit the central business district. The scale of the under-sea eruption has been captured in dramatic satellite imagery, while surges in atmospheric pressure have been detected in Australia and New Zealand likely caused by the gravity wave generated by the explosion.

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Sydney M.H. A Great newspaper Been in my life time to this day !. Today your manipulation again coal must be a issue Oceania Islands under caretaker Australia is Commonwealth have to protect them . Coal has been continue sold to every were ?

I am confused. WTF has Bondi got to do with Tonga? I know I failed geography, but since when did Bondi become a country or even a pacific island ?

My thoughts are with all those on Bondi Beach🙄

Like Sydney only has one beach 🙄

I wonder if Tonga is actually sinking.

Is this a p*ss poor attempt for Australia to be part of world news? Spare a thought for pacific island nations, not f*cking bondi.

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p_hannam So Coogee is safe?

Thoughts and prayers go out to Tongans dealing with this eruption and tsunami. Cannot stop thinking about how immediate climate / ecological focus must take for everything we all do.

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