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An underwater volcanic eruption in the southern pacific caused significant�* damage to the island nation of tonga and some coastal areas are still cut off. now on bbc news, its time for some political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. on the day that borisjohnson issued an apology, one tweet got liked and shared around 35,000 times, by a man who has almost 5 million followers. that is what they mean by being a social media influencer. my guest on political t...

These are satellite images taken before and after the eruption. entire communities are now completely covered in this thick blanket of volcanic dust, and some buildings have collapsed. tongas prime minister says that in addition to massive ash clouds, some areas were hit by 15-meter tsunami waves, wiping out every single home on at least one island. the full extent of the crisis, though, is still unknown. all of this ash is preventing planes from landing at the capitals airport. and the islands ...

Humanity is believed to have broken all official records. this is newsday on the bbc. the headlines: novak djokovic has been deported from australia, afterjudges rejected the unvaccinated tennis stars appeal to stay in the country. hes set to land in dubai in around an hour. british police make two arrests in manchester over the siege at a synagogue in texas, just hours after the hostage taker was confirmed as a british citzen. the capital of tonga is reported to have suffered significant damage...

Is exactly what the tongan government has been nervous about. this is why, so far, the tongan authorities have been adamant that much—needed supplies have been allowed in but that aid workers have not been allowed into the country. and this is because, as you say, covid—19 so far has been mostly outside this country, and theyve only had one case. otherwise, they have been covid—free. and what they dont want to do is they dont want to be dealing with the aftermath of the destruction, after ...

Welcome to bbc news — im nuala mcgovern. our top stories. britain accuses russia of planning to install a pro—kremlin leader in ukraine, as fears of an invasion grow. foreign aid is being distributed in tonga, with more than 80% of the population affected by last weekends volcanic eruption and tsunami. new zealand pledges more than $2 million us dollars. technique special... two years to the technique special... day since china forced the city of wuhan and its ten million citizens into lockd...

Say theyre continuing to support us authorities with their investigation. the first foreign aid plane has arrived in tonga, carrying much—needed water and supplies for the pacific nation. new pictures have emerged showing the scale of devastation following saturdays eruption of an undersea volcano, with cars, roads and buildings covered by a thick layer of ash. at least three people are now known to have died, including a british woman. joanne mataele lives in australia but has relatives in to...

The islanders will have to deal with the clean up from this disaster by themselves. meanwhile, another cleanup is under way. the crude oil was spilt from a tanker that was unloading, triggered by the eruption in tonga more than 10,000 kilometres away. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. lets get some of the days other news. the united states has charged four government officials from belarus with aircraft piracy over the diversion of a passenger plane in order to arrest a journalist. t...

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The plume is and and how high did it rise? what makes it significant is its size and we have been able to witness it first hand with the satellite images. early reports are coming out now from the tonga geological service. we still do not know how much material erupted, which will help us to classify the size, but we know the volcanic plume was about five kilometres wide and as much as 20 kilometres high, which is really significant because that indicates that this eruption rose into the earths ...

You know, blaming himself for really not being able to do... being able to save angela. we have, you know... it doesnt matter how many times we tell him that, you know, he has nothing to reproach himself for, you know, inside himself he is carrying an incredible burden of guilt. for the tens of thousands of tongan expatriates living around the world, like wasps rugby player malakai fekitoa, there is concern for their loved ones at home. i havent spoken to my mum, its been a week now. 0bviously a...