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International red cross has urgently been trying to re—establish communication with our red cross teams on the ground for about 24 hours now. we did have some initial contact with our team just after the major eruption and when the tsunami alert had been raised and our teams were supporting local authorities to move people to the very limited higher ground around nukualofa on the main island in tonga, so we do know that. we do know also that there has been some significant damage in the northe...

Of an underwater volcano erupting in the south pacific — which appears to have covered much of the island nation in a layer of ash. the tsunami triggered by the eruption caused flooding on parts of the us west coast and japan. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. from high up in space, weather satellites caught the moment the huge underwater volcano let loose, sending a cloud of ash and rock 20 kilometres high and at least 500 kilometres wide. that is an ash cloud that could stretch from london t...

News. a tsunami advisory is in effect for the entire u.s. west coast and alaska and were now seeing the first waves arriving on the mainland of the u.s. this right here is video of waves arriving a short time ago in santa cruz, california. more and potentially larger waves are expected but not -- over the next several hours. the tsunami was triggered by an underwater volcanic eruption overnight in the south pacific. you see those satellite images, they are incredible. they show a massive ash clo...

The new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern said communication with tonga remains difficult. shops along the coast have been damaged and significant clean—up will be needed. one of the islands is covered in the thick film of volcanic dust, but otherwise conditions are calm and stable. the volcano has been active since mid—december. but saturday�*s huge eruption took experts by surprise. i would expect the activity to continue for a while yet. im not necessarily expecting it to get any bi...

With tonga remains difficult. shops along the coast have been damaged and a significantly clean—up will be needed. nukualofa is covered in a thick film of volcanic dust, but otherwise, conditions are calm and stable. in new zealand, the tsunami caused serious damage, smashing boats against each other and causing some to sink. but tonight, the main concern remains tonga. until the ash cloud clears and new zealand and australia can begin sending military flights, it remains very unclear how bad ...

Underwater, or even the shockwave itself perhaps acting as a fist slapping down on the sea and producing a displacement which then propagates as a wave. in new zealand, the tsunami caused serious damage, smashing boats against each other and causing some to sink. but tonight, the main concern remains tonga. until the ash cloud clears and new zealand and australia can begin sending military flights, it remains very unclear how bad the situation on the island really is. rupert wingfield—hayes, b...

Sacrifices theyve made during the pandemic to be protected. linsey. >> britt, thanks so much. tonight the underwater volcano off of tonga erupted again. the initial eruption was captured by satellite and led to tsunami advisories as far away as the western u.s. an ash cloud is making reconnaissance difficult and communications with tonga have mostly been cut off. back in this country, the push for voting rights is taking on new urgency on this, the eve of the dr. martin luther king holiday. ...

To have suffered significant damage after an underwater volcanic eruption in the south pacific. much of the island nation was covered with a layer of ash. the tsunami triggered by the eruption caused flooding on parts of the us west coast and japan. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from tokyo. from high up in space, weather satellites caught the moment the huge underwater volcano let loose, sending a cloud of ash and rock 20 kilometres high and at least 500 kilometres wide. thats an ash cloud th...

Contact. it is very difficult, with the ash cloud causing problems with satellite phones, the undersea cable has been damaged, and also we have equipment power outages making communication very difficult. we know that despite that there is action happening on the ground. the lower lying atolls that you mention, how many people live there, and how much warning that they have had? would they be completely submerged? we do not know quite the extent of the damage. there are some reports of a complet...

Volcanic eruption overnight in the south pacific. those are the satellite images youre looking at. they show a massive ash cloud and shockwaves. it happened near the island of tonga. a tsunami has hit the island there, sending waves flooding into the capital. back here in the united states, numerous beaches, marinas and boardwalks on the california coast are temporarily closing as a precaution. just moments ago we learned the white house, along with fema and noaa are, quote, closely monitoring t...