Tsunami threat recedes, volcano ash hinders response in Tonga
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All internet connectivity with Tonga was lost at about 6:40pm local time on Saturday, said Doug Madory, director of internet analysis for the network intelligence firm Kentik.On Tonga, which is home to about 105,000 people, video posted to social media showed large waves washing ashore in coastal areas and swirling around homes, a church and other buildings.A Twitter user called Dr Faka’iloatonga Taumoefolau posted a video showing waves crashing ashore.“Can literally hear the volcano eruption, sounds pretty violent,” he wrote, adding in a later post: “Raining ash and tiny pebbles, darkness blanketing the sky.”The eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai triggered tsunami waves in Tonga and other places around the world.Satellite images showed a plume of ash, steam and gas rising like a mushroom above the Pacific waters.New Zealand leader says volcanic eruption damaged Tonga’s capital, but there are no reports of deaths as of yet.Tsunami hits Tonga after volcano erupts near the Pacific island, triggering alerts as far as the US West Coast.Follow Al Jazeera English:
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