Government officials in Tonga said tsunami waves nearly 50 feet high rushed inland, destroying everything in their path on the western coasts of the Tongatapu Islands, 'Eua and Ha'apai Islands. At least three people died.
Another pressure wave from the Tonga volcano eruption is on the way and Meteorologist Bran MacMillan explains and breaks it down.caused unprecedented damage and created tsunami waves that swept across the Pacific Ocean over the weekend.
Government officials in Tonga said tsunami waves nearly 50 feet high rushed inland, destroying everything in their path on the western coasts of the Tongatapu Islands, 'Eua and Ha'apai Islands. Since then, officials said, limited communications have been made with Vava'u and Ha'apai through satellite phones and radios. No communications have been made with Niuas, although it was considered an area of low risk due to the distance from the volcano.
At least three people have been killed as a result of the eruption, according to government officials. "The search and rescue operation began immediately on Sunday morning to 'Atata island and' Ahau village," officials said in the statement. "Of the two reported missing, one has been found alive, and the other, a British national, was, unfortunately, the first fatality.""There are also a number of injuries reported," officials said.
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