Australia and New Zealand flights to assess Tonga tsunami damage

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8 Poseidon aircraft departs RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland to assess the damage to Tonga after the eruption of an underwater volcano triggered a tsunami and blanketed the Pacific island with ash on January 17, 2022. Picture: AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE via REUTERS

“We know there is some significant damage, and know there is significant damage to resorts,” he said in an interview with an Australian radio station, adding that Tonga's airport appear to be in relatively good condition.Tonga's deputy head of mission in Australia, Curtis Tu'ihalangingie, said the surveillance flights are expected to return on Monday evening. He asked for patience as Tonga's government decides its priorities for aid.

The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano triggered a tsunami on the shores of Tonga and cut off phone and internet lines for the entire island. “Most people are not aware the ash is toxic and bad for them to breathe [in] and they have to wear a mask,” Tu'ihalangingie said. British woman Angela Glover is missing after she was washed away by a wave when she and her husband, James, who own the Happy Sailor Tattoo in Nuku'alofa, had gone to get their dogs.

Katie Greenwood, the Pacific head of delegation for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said up to 80,000 people could have been affected by the tsunami.

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In addition to the British woman, a Tongan has been reported to have lost their life as well.

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