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‘Houses are just gone’: Tonga emerges from volcano and tsunami disaster

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Tonga is used to natural disasters, but they have never experienced anything like the last week. On Saturday 15 January, at 5:10pm local time, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai undersea volcano erupted in a blast 600 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It prompted a tsunami. Three people have been reported dead in Tonga from the tsunami, while two more drowned in Peru after abnormally big waves from the blast.

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‘Houses are just gone’: Tonga emerges from volcano and tsunami disaster

The eruption was unlike anything ever seen by Tongans, who are trying to rebuild their lives and devastated communitiesTonga is used to natural disasters, but they have never experienced anything like the last week.“We’ve experienced tropical cyclones, but this is so new and no one will ever forget this, ever,” says Marian Kupu, a journalist for BroadCom Broadcasting FM87.5 in Tonga.Continue reading...

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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