Tonga Tsunami
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Tonga lifts tsunami warning after 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes regionThe earthquake was at a depth of 24.8 kilometres that struck in the sea at about 207 kilometres east of south-east of Neiafu near Tonga.WorldNov 11, 2022
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Tonga reconnects to world after underwater cable repaired a month after tsunamiTongans have struggled with makeshift satellite services as the repairs were made to the cable that connects the island nation to Fiji and other international networks.WorldFeb 22, 2022
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Tonga goes into COVID-19 lockdown, but ports receiving post-volcano aid unaffectedOfficials said two wharf workers had come down with COVID-19, but the waterfront workers were not on docks being used by foreign navies to deliver aid.WorldFeb 2, 2022
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Tonga may have internet restored in 2 weeks as recovery from volcano slowly continuesThe single undersea fiber-optic cable which connects the Pacific nation to the outside world was severed 10 days ago after a huge volcanic eruption and tsunami.WorldJan 25, 2022
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Tonga turns back aid flight from Australia over positive COVID-19 caseTonga desperately needs the aid, but is also very concerned about keeping COVID-19 away from its remote community.WorldJan 21, 2022
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Ucluelet First Nation without water, and Tonga tsunami surge probed as possible causeUcluelet First Nation declared a state of emergency this week after a barge severed the line in the inlet between Ucluelet and the Indigenous community of Hitacu.EnvironmentJan 20, 2022
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New Tonga photos reveal widespread devastation from volcano, tsunamiThe Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted with a blast heard 2,300 kilometres away in New Zealand and sent tsunami waves across the Pacific Ocean.WorldJan 20, 2022
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Tonga begins to receive aid 5 days after volcanic eruption, tsunami wreaked havocAircraft carrying much-needed humanitarian supplies from Australia and New Zealand will arrive in tsunami-hit Tonga on Thursday.WorldJan 19, 2022
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Tonga faces drinking water crisis as it awaits arrival of aid after volcanic eruptionThe Red Cross said its teams in Tonga had confirmed that salt water from the tsunami and volcanic ash were polluting the drinking water sources of tens of thousands of people.WorldJan 19, 2022
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Shocking before-and-after photos show Tonga volcano’s widespread damageWaves that crossed the Pacific Ocean drowned two people in Peru and caused minor damage from New Zealand to Santa Cruz, California.WorldJan 18, 2022
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