NUKU'ALOFA: Frightened Tongans fled to higher ground on Saturday after a massive volcanic eruption - heard in neighbouring countries - triggered the area's second tsunami in as many days.
The latest eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano came just a few hours after Friday's tsunami warning was lifted."It was massive, the ground shook, our house was shaking. It came in waves. My younger brother thought bombs were exploding nearby," Taufa told the Stuff news website. Tonga's King Tupou VI was reported to have been evacuated from the Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa and taken by a police convoy to a villa well away from the coastline.
The eruption was so intense it was heard as"loud thunder sounds" in Fiji more than 800km away, officials in Suva said.Victorina Kioa of the Tonga Public Service Commission said Friday that people should"keep away from areas of warning which are low-lying coastal areas, reefs and beaches".
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