Published 2 years ago

Flights sent to assess Tonga damage after eruption

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New Zealand hopes to send essential supplies, including much-needed drinking water, on a military transport plane today. No casualties have been confirmed on Tonga, although a British woman was reported missing. The company that owns the single underwater fiber-optic cable that connects the island nation to the rest of the world said it was likely severed in the eruption.

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Portland Press Herald

As ash cloud lifts, flights sent to assess Tonga damage after volcanic eruption

Communications with the South Pacific kingdom made up of islands remained extremely limited.The post As ash cloud lifts, flights sent to assess Tonga damage after volcanic eruption appeared first on Lewiston Sun Journal.

2 years ago·Portland, United States

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Taipei Times

Flights sent to assess Tonga damage after eruption

New Zealand and Australia yesterday sent military surveillance flights to Tonga to assess the damage a huge undersea volcanic eruption left in the Pacific island nation. A towering ash cloud since Saturday’s eruption had prevented earlier flights. New Zealand hopes to send essential supplies, including much-needed drinking water, on a military transport plane today. No casualties have been confirmed on Tonga, although a British woman was reporte…

2 years ago·Taipei, Taiwan

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PBS NewsHour

Flights sent to assess damage after Tonga volcanic eruption

New Zealand and Australia have sent military surveillance flights to assess the damage a huge undersea volcanic eruption caused in Tonga.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Denver 7 News

Recon flights sent to Tonga to assess damage following massive underwater volcano eruption

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand and Australia have sent military surveillance flights to assess the damage in Tonga caused by Saturday's huge undersea volcanic eruption.Communications with the Pacific island nation have remained limited since the eruption. The blast likely severed the single underwater cable that provides internet and international phone service.No casualties have been confirmed on Tonga, although a British woman is report…

2 years ago·Denver, United States

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UN News

Volcanic eruption in the Tonga Islands: it is too early to assess the damage

Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, is covered in ash and dust from this weekend's underwater volcanic eruption, but the situation there is calm and initial cleanup efforts are underway, officials said. UN aid workers on Monday.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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KMPH

Flights sent to assess Tonga damage after volcanic eruption

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand and Australia were able to send military surveillance flights to Tonga on Monday to assess the damage a huge undersea volcanic eruption left in the Pacific island nation. A towering ash cloud since Saturday's eruption had prevented earlier flights. New Zealand hopes to send essential supplies, including much-needed drinking water, on a military transport plane Tuesday. U. N.

2 years ago

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