At least 2 dead after Tonga volcano eruption and tsunami

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At least 2 dead after Tonga eruption and tsunami

. A New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson told Axios over the phone that two people had been confirmed to have died in the disaster.

A map showing damage from the Tonga eruption in Nomuka village on Monday morning. "104 structures were analyzed in the cloud-free area, almost all the structures were covered with ash, 41 were identified as damaged,' per aThese included a British woman reported as missing earlier.

He said Tongan officials planned to outer islands residents, who were "doing it very tough ... with many houses being destroyed in the tsunami,"

 

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