In Tonga The scale of the damage caused by the underwater volcanic eruption and the ensuing tsunami on Monday morning was still unclear. Internet connections to the island may be down for more than a week, so the flow of information to and from the island is difficult.
A huge submarine volcanic eruption caused a tsunami in Tonga on Saturday. According to the Australian Meteorological Institute, a 1.2-meter tsunami wave was detected in Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga.
A picture taken last Saturday by a Japanese Himawari-8 satellite of an erupting volcano in Tonga.
In Peru, two people were drowned, according to news agency AFP, due to the high waves caused by the eruption.
News agency Reuters said Australia and New Zealand sent surveillance machines on Monday to assess the extent of the damage to the Pacific island covered in ash.
An Australian Royal Air Force plane departed from Queensland for Tonga.
Australian Minister for the Pacific Zed Seselja According to Reuters, preliminary data show no large numbers of injuries or deaths as a result of Saturday ‘s volcanic eruption and tsunami. Australian police had visited the shores and reported significant damage and houses thrown out of place by the tsunami, Seselia said.
“We know there is significant damage, including to resorts,” he said in an interview with an Australian radio station, adding that Tonga airport appears to be in relatively good condition.
One British woman has been reported missing.
Telephone connections had already recovered after the weekend, but restoring internet access could take more than a week, according to news agencies, making international communication in the region more difficult. As a result, the island’s 105,000 inhabitants are almost out of reach of the outside world.
According to AFP, the submarine communication cable was cut during the eruption. It may take up to two weeks to repair.
The ash that covers the island poses a health problem as it contaminates the drinking water.
In addition, there are fears that most people do not know that ash is toxic and that they should wear masks. There are also fears on the island that the coronavirus will spread along the island as a result of relief efforts.
The Red Cross estimates that the tsunami could have affected up to 80,000 people.
The owners of Ha’atafu Beach Resort, on the northwestern tip of the island, said on Facebook that the resort has been “completely wiped out”.
AFP: n according to Saturday’s eruption was so intense that it was reflected in systems around the world and was even heard in Alaska. The tsunami caused it extended to Japan and the United States.
About 65 kilometers from Nuku’alofa in the South Pacific, the volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted just hours after the previous tsunami warning issued to the area on Friday had been lifted.
Boats likely to be overturned by a tsunami in Toto following a volcanic eruption in Muroto, Japan, on Sunday.
A ship detached from a harbor by a high tide and tsunami in Santa Cruz, USA on Saturday. The picture is from social media.
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