Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Asia-Pacific

2 people die in Tonga's violent volcanic eruption, tsunami

Xinhua | Updated: 2022-01-18 22:10
Share
Share - WeChat
Satellite images show Tonga's Hunga Ha'apai island on April 11, 2021 (L) and Jan 17, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

SUVA - Two people have died in Tonga after the violent eruptions of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, about 65 km north of the country's capital city Nuku'alofa.

According to Radio New Zealand (RNZ) on Tuesday, New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed the two deaths.

One of the deaths was British national Angela Glover, who was reported by her family to have been killed by the tsunami caused by Saturday's volcanic eruption. She is believed to have died trying to rescue her dogs at the animal charity she ran.

Tonga police also told the New Zealand High Commission in Nuku'alofa that the confirmed death toll stood at two, but with communications in Tonga cut off, the true extent of casualties in the island nation was not clear.

The report said the tsunami-hit Tonga islands suffered extensive damage, and it is feared that death toll in the island nation would rise.

Tonga's deputy head of mission in Australia Curtis Tu'ihalangingie said that the images taken by the New Zealand military reconnaissance flights showed an entire village destroyed on Mango island and numerous buildings missing on nearby Atata island.

Serious damage has been reported from the west coast of Tonga's main island Tongatapu and a state of emergency has been declared.

On Tuesday afternoon, two New Zealand naval ships carrying fresh water, emergency supplies and diving teams were being sent to Tonga to provide support.

On Friday and Saturday, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted violently and triggered tsunami in Tonga.

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano is part of the highly active Tonga-Kermadec Islands volcanic arc, a subduction zone extending from New Zealand north-northeast to Fiji. Over the past decades, the volcano has erupted several times.

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 久久嫩草影院免费看夜色| 午夜理论影院第九电影院| jealousvue熟睡入侵中| 日韩乱码人妻无码中文字幕视频| 国产网站在线播放| 久久99精品国产麻豆不卡| 美女一级毛片毛片在线播放| 国产精品女人在线观看| 一本久到久久亚洲综合| 日韩小视频在线观看| 另类视频在线观看| 99久久综合精品五月天| 日产精品久久久久久久性色| 亚洲第一香蕉视频| 美女扒了内裤让男人桶爽视频| 国产欧美精品午夜在线播放| swag合集120部| 日日碰狠狠添天天爽爽爽| 亚洲国产成人va在线观看网址 | 你懂的视频网站| 菠萝蜜视频在线观看入口| 国产精品28p| 中文字幕一区在线播放| 欧美va天堂在线电影| 亚洲视频免费在线观看| 老司机久久精品| 国产婷婷综合在线视频| 18禁美女黄网站色大片免费观看 | 国产欧美在线观看精品一区二区| 99精品视频在线观看re| 性欧美videos喷水| 亚洲图片国产日韩欧美| 色青青草原桃花久久综合| 国产精品免费看久久久无码| aa级国产女人毛片水真多| 日韩精品亚洲一级在线观看| 亚洲永久网址在线观看| 第四色最新网站| 四虎国产永久在线观看| 韩国精品一区二区三区无码视频 | 欧美黄色一级在线|