An underwater volcano near Tonga has erupted for the third time in four days, potentially threatening the ability of surveillance flights to assess the damage to the Pacific island nation following Saturday's massive eruption and tsunami.
Australia's meteorological service said a"large eruption" took place at the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano on Monday, but no tsunami warnings have been issued.Saturday's eruption was likely the biggest recorded anywhere on the planet in more than 30 years, according to experts.
Video shows eruption that caused tsunami waves 01:37"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, according to Reuters. New Zealand's Defense Force dispatched an Orion aircraft for Tonga on a surveillance mission to assess the damage.
On the explosivity index, is rated VEI 4.
Praying for Tonga.
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