WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – The first flights of fresh water and other aid to Tonga finally arrived on Thursday after the Pacific country’s main airport runway was cleared of ash left by a huge volcanic eruption. New Zealand and Australia each shipped military transport … Read More

The Tongan government is considering whether to bring international aid to help in the wake of the recent volcanic eruption, due to fears that the aid could bring COVID-19 to the country. Key points: A representative of the World Health Organization on the island said … Read More

Thaw New Zealand naval vessels will arrive Tonga on Friday with critical water supplies to the Pacific Island nation that washed away from one volcanic eruptions and tsunamis and largely cut off from the outside world. Hundreds of homes on Tonga’s smaller outer islands have … Read More

Australia and New Zealand have loaded naval ships and aircraft with aid to Tonga as the UN said it was preparing for distant relief operations to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak in the Pacific island nation. Key points: At least three people have been killed and … Read More

Wellington – A volcano that exploded on the Pacific island nation of Tonga has almost disappeared from view, new images revealed Tuesday, with swathes of the island nation smothered in gray ash and dust or damaged by a tsunami. Tonga has been virtually cut off … Read More

Wellington A volcano that exploded on the Pacific island nation of Tonga has almost disappeared from view, new images revealed on Tuesday, with parts of the island nation suffocated in gray ash and dust or damaged by a tsunami. Tonga has been virtually cut off … Read More

Wellington A volcano that exploded on the Pacific island nation of Tonga has almost disappeared from view, new images revealed on Tuesday, with parts of the island nation suffocated in gray ash and dust or damaged by a tsunami. Tonga has been virtually cut off … Read More

Wellington A volcano that exploded on the Pacific island nation of Tonga has almost disappeared from view, new images revealed on Tuesday, with parts of the island nation suffocated in gray ash and dust or damaged by a tsunami. Tonga has been virtually cut off … Read More

“The next thing you know, we hear people outside and they’re running to the beach.” by: Liz Burch, Nexstar Media Wire Sent: January 18, 2022 / 04:04 EST / Up to date: January 18, 2022 / 04:04 EST PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) – On Saturday, January … Read More

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Thick ash on a runway at the airport delayed deliveries of aid to the Pacific island of Tonga, where significant damage was reported days after a huge underwater volcanic eruption and tsunami. The New Zealand military is sending much-needed drinking … Read More