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Huge Tonga volcanic eruption caused 'significant damage'

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WELLINGTON:\u0022 A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused \u0022significant damage\u0022 to the island nation\u0027s capital and smothered it in dust, but the full extent was unclear with communications still hampered on Monday (Jan 17). The eruption on Saturday was so

WELLINGTON:" A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused"significant damage" to the island nation's capital and smothered it in dust, but the full extent was unclear with communications still hampered on Monday .

"The tsunami has had a significant impact on the foreshore on the northern side of Nuku'alofa with boats and large boulders washed ashore," Ardern said after contact with the New Zealand embassy in Tonga. Tonga has also accepted Canberra's offer to send a surveillance flight, Australia's foreign office said, adding it is also immediately prepared to supply"critical humanitarian supplies".

"It was massive, the ground shook, our house was shaking. It came in waves. My younger brother thought bombs were exploding nearby," resident Mere Taufa told the Stuff news website Saturday.

 

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