Impact assessment, aid efforts underway as world responds to Tonga tsunami

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WELLINGTON/SYDNEY - Pacific nations and aid agencies began coordinating relief efforts in Tonga on Monday after a tsunami triggered by a massive volcanic eruption rocked the tiny island nation, caus

ing significant damage.

There are no official reports of injuries or deaths in Tonga as yet but communications are still limited and outlying costal areas remain cut off. A New Zealand Air Force P-3K Orion aircraft left from Auckland on Monday to assist in an initial impact assessment of the area and low-lying islands, the New Zealand defence forces said on Twitter.

"From what little updates we have, the scale of the devastation could be immense, especially for outer lying islands," said Katie Greenwood, IFRC's Pacific Head of Delegation.

 

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