Tonga internet reconnected five weeks after volcanic eruption | Al Jazeera

Tonga’s main internet connection to the rest of the world has finally been restored more than five weeks after a huge volcanic eruption and tsunami severed the undersea cable.

Tonga says facing ‘unprecedented disaster’, UN prepares relief | Al Jazeera

The Tonga government says the Pacific island nation is facing an “unprecedented disaster” after a massive volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami and blanketed parts of the country of 100,000 people in thick volcanic ash.

Tonga calls for ‘immediate aid’ after volcanic eruption, tsunami | Volcanoes News | Al Jazeera

Tonga is calling for “immediate aid”, with an urgent need for fresh water and food, as it assesses the damage caused by Saturday’s eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai.

Tonga volcano eruption caused ‘significant damage’, says Ardern | Tsunami News | Al Jazeera

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa suffered “significant” damage from a powerful volcanic eruption that triggered a tsunami, but there have been no reports of injury or death.

Tsunami strikes Japan following Tonga eruption | The Japan Times

A tsunami caused by a volcanic eruption in Tonga struck Japan’s coast in the early hour of Sunday just minutes after a warning was issued.