The images show populated areas in the archipelago with heavily damaged or destroyed buildings and homes and at least one island covered with ash. Newly released satellite images show the devastating, ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Aid flights from Australia, Japan and New Zealand carrying food, water, medical supplies and telecommunications equipment landed in Tonga over the weekend, as the Pacific ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The blast from the volcano could be heard in Alaska, and the waves crossed the ocean to cause an oil spill and two drownings in Peru. The startling satellite images ...

On January 14, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano in the Kingdom of Tonga erupted with incredible force sending an ash cloud 20 kilometers (12 miles) into the atmosphere and raising a tsunami ...

After an underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga, thousands of social media users shared photos purportedly showing the aftermath. A Facebook post that accrued over 400 reactions within four days ...

Newly released satellite images show the devastating, widespread damage to the Tongan islands following the eruption of an undersea volcano on Jan. 15. The satellite photos, provided to NPR by Maxar ...

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