Images reveal devastation in tsunami-hit Tonga

Tonga has been virtually cut off from the rest of the world since Saturday's volcanic blast - one of the largest recorded in decades.

New Zealand said two people have been confirmed killed, citing Tonga police on the island. One of them is a British woman. Her family say the body was found after she was swept away by the tsunami. Volcanic ash blanketed island fields, images from an Australian Defence Force P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft showed.Australia's HMAS Adelaide and New Zealand's HMNZS Wellington and HMNZS Aotearoa were ordered to be ready for a possible aid request from Tonga, which lies three to five days' sailing away.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said surveillance flights had confirmed"substantial property damage" on Mango, home to some 30 people, and another island, Fonoi. The satellite centre said of 104 structures analysed in the cloud-free area, 41 structures were identified as damaged.

"James was able to cling on to a tree for quite a long time, but Angela was unable to do so and was washed away with the dogs," he told The Guardian newspaper.The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano before its main eruption on Jan 6, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERSEven when relief efforts get under way, they may be complicated by Covid-19 entry restrictions.

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