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Carrying much—needed water and supplies for the pacific nation. it comes as 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 one british national. in about ten minutes well be joined by the tongan olympic champion pita taufatofua, who is one of those waiting for news of his loved ones. a lot of people worried...

There. and this started to have little eruptions beginning in the beginning of january or december, rather, so this is a picture from the beginning of january. you can see the growth in the island, and then with that massive eruption, the entire thing collapsed into the ocean. thats one of the thing that triggered the tsunami waves across the pacific that also reached the u.s. coast. a little more than 3 feet high in portions of california. jim? >> amazing to watch that view from space. jennifer...

Active since mid—december, but saturdays 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 bigger, but it could conceivably continue on at a similar scale. the eruption sent a tsunami wave right across the pacific ocean. 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 ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. as details of lockdown parties in downing street continue to emerge, some conservative mps say theyre being inundated with messages from angry constituents. labour leader keir starmer says its now in the national interest for borisjohnson to go. we are witnessing every day the broken spectacle of a prime minister mired in deceit and deception, and unable to lead. lawyers for the woman accusing prince andrew of sexual assault want two people based in th...

The clean—up from this disaster by themselves. meanwhile, on the other side of the pacific in peru, another clean—up is under way. the crude oil on these beaches was spilled from a tanker that was unloading when a tsunami hit the coast here, 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. in britain, downing street is facing further criticism about the way it operates amid allegations tha...

Of bbc funding. two teenagers have been arrested in manchester and connection to the texas synagogue siege. the man was from blackburn. home secretary tells mps that they say increasing threats to democracy at the mi five in two warned the chinese operative infiltrated parliament. the family of a british woman... who went missing after the tsunami in tonga on saturday say her body has been found. angela glover was swept away by the waves, as her husband james clung to a tree. her brother, nick e...

Could be a different game. ask your doctor about eliquis. huh. so if geicos 85, that makes you — are you asking if im 85 years old? sea turtles live to 150, so...nn— i — i was not. (sipping sound) geico.saving people money for 85 years. to the index tonight and to the new before and after images of that massive volcanic eruption in the south pacific. australian and new zealand military reconnaissance flights painting a picture of the devastation on tonga. the before and after images show...

To have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: new images of the russian military buildup — as the us warns any incursion into ukraine will be met with a tough response. aid planes finally arrive in tonga, after a volcanic eruption and tsunami left the country in desperate need of supplies. britains prime minister is still fighting for his political life and today a senior conservative lawmaker said it looked like checkmate for borisjohnson. another conservative mp accused...

It is a complicated operation. the pacific kingdom is covid—free and has strict border control policies, requiring contactless delivery of aid. that means aid workers cannot enter the country unless they have undergone a three—week isolation period. supplies are quarantined for 72 hours after arrival, before being distributed by tongan authorities. the un says the country will be heavily reliant on food aid for some time. almost all the crops have been badly affected by volcanic ash. farmers...

Of thousands of its soldiers massed at the ukrainian border invade, there will be grave consequences. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, and his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov, are scheduled to have crucial talks in geneva. the first planeloads of aid have arrived at tongas main airport after saturdays volcanic eruption and tsunami cut the pacific island nation off from the outside world. more flights and several ships are on their way, bringing urgently needed drinking water, food a...