Concerns are growing for the Pacific island of Tonga after a tsunami with waves more than a meter high washed over the island. Internet service has been disrupted, so the full extent of the damage remains unknown. An underwater volcanic eruption on Saturday triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific Rim.
The massive volcanic eruption sent shockwaves across the South Pacific. It triggered tsunami warnings in multiple countries including New Zealand, Japan, Peru and even as far the West Coast of the US. People are being urged to stay away from shores and evacuate to higher grounds. So far there have been no reported casualties.
The underwater eruption was so powerful that it was detected around the world. Satellite images show gas and ash being thrown thousands of meters into the Earth’s atmosphere.
Communication links to Tonga have been damaged, but the capital of Tonga has sustained significant damage, says New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
People in New Zealand said they received no warning of the tsunami, even though the volcano’s explosion could be heard in some parts of the country.
Many were still out on the water on their boats, which have suffered severe damage.
Japan was also put on high alert. Thousands evacuated their homes, moving to shelters to stay safe.
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IT LOOKED LIKE A NUKE
Good thing i live in north America but my friend lives in Central America so i am worried about him
Has anyone check that Island atil that has nukula waste inside it has a dome on top of it I'm sure the volcano would have disturbed that it's leaking into Ocean radioactive toxic wast
Prayers to them all! I’m So sad for them! Such a beautiful place! This is so scary honestly
My heart ❤ 💙 💜 💖 💗 💘 goes out for the people of tonga 🇹🇴.
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do have a lava on the tonga island or not
My heart goes out for the people of tonga 🇹🇴.
"Eruption" Sure.
IT WASN'T A TSUNAMI IT WAS THE RUSSIANS RUSSIA BLEW UP A NUKE IM TELLING YOU THE U.S. KNOWS IT
Prayers to them all! I’m So sad for them! Such a beautiful place! This is so scary honestly
Is Eternals movie coming true?
A Celestial tried to emerge?
How would you discribe the eruption in tonga ? …. Man being interviewed— boom, it go BOOM !!!
I was out in Washington…. Thankfully they were able to cancel their tsunami warnings with no issue….I actually started in Cali and slept right below Mount Shasta around the same time this happened
Nope it was a A missile nuclear missile stop lying to the people your not showing zoomed in and you’ve cut out 20 seconds before the explosion happened
My prayers go to all that were affected. All the best wishes going forward good luck too you all.
Aliens be like looks like People of Earth nuked itself.
If you look at one of the overviews of the explosion satellite pictures/video, it looks like there was possibly a tropical storm or hurricane forming, interesting that the storm was captured on the overview and nobody noticed
Bless you all in Tonga x
ALLEGEDLY: "THUS, AS THE WORLD WARS PERPETUATE, THE TRIAD, OF HUNGA TONGA, PACIFICA DETONATIONS, WERE AIMED, AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON TRIBE, IN: "SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 20 MEGATONS; SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 30 MEGATONS; CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, 40 MEGATONS" UNITED STATES
I DO NOT believe natural disasters like volcanoes go off without "ANY" warning. I believe there should always be something, even if its minor like a mini tremor , quake, some seismic activity. The only thing I know that just explodes, is something designed to detonate as a device, intentional, planned… see where I am going???? Someone with true knowledge and experience with volcanic activity , Please correct me and help me understand Why my evaluation is right or wrong.
TSUNAMI!
Poor Tonga