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Tonga PM Sovaleni resigns ahead of no confidence vote, local media reports

December 09, 2024 6:22 am

There was no discussion on the motion in parliament on Monday, Matangi Tonga said in its report.

Watch: Samoa and Tonga make last-minute war dance ahead of the Rugby League World cup quarterfinal

November 07, 2022 10:46 am

Samoa reaches first semis after edging Tonga in thriller

Water vapour sent into stratosphere by Tonga eruption could temporarily heat up Earth

August 03, 2022 4:48 pm

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano eruption sent enough water to fill 58,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools into the stratosphere.

Australia navy ship with infected crew offloads aid to Tonga

January 26, 2022 11:00 pm

Nearly two dozen sailors aboard the HMAS Adelaide were reported infected on Tuesday, raising fears the mercy mission could bring the coronavirus to the small archipelago devastated by an undersea volcanic eruption and a tsunami on Jan. 15.

Tonga eruption was so intense, it caused the atmosphere to ring like a bell

January 26, 2022 9:52 am

The pulse registered as perturbations in the atmospheric pressure lasting several minutes as it moved over North America, India, Europe and many other places around the globe.

Heard, felt but barely seen: How a volcano severed Tonga from the world

January 23, 2022 11:16 pm

More than a week after the volcano erupted, the process of fully assessing the damage, never mind responding, is still moving with a pace from a pre-internet age.

Heard, felt but barely seen: How a volcano severed Tonga from the world

January 22, 2022 1:05 pm

🔴 While the rest of the world was left to gawk and worry at the sight of a 300-mile-wide volcanic mushroom cloud captured by distant satellites, in Tonga there was barely any communication, just the visceral experience itself of the volcano and the tsunami that followed.

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Tonga volcano eruption: Satellite images show extent of damage

January 18, 2022 4:46 pm

Hours after the volcano erupted, Tonga, a country of around 1,00,000 people, was pummeled by a tsunami. Waves of up to 4 feet hit Nuku’alofa, the Tongan capital.