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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...

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...

Neighbors. >> all right, polo sandoval, thanks so much. >> thanks, polo. listen, were forming breaking news, tsunami advisory for the wet coast after a massive volcano eruption in tonga. the area is now under advisory, what you know about it. and the u.s. is saying it has information that russia is preparing a false attack for ukraine. well tell you how putin is responding to that, next. more brain performance? yes, please! neuriva. think bigger. this is a warrior. midnight to morning, shes ...

We begin with breaking news at this hour. the western u.s. coast is under a tsunami advisory as the national tsunami warning center says theyre watching a one to two foot wave heading towards the area. it comes after a tsunami hit tongas largest island reportedly sending waves into the capital of the island. it happened after an underwater volcano in the south pacific exploded in a violent eruption. >> we want to show you the satellite of that. this is the imagery of the eruption on that massive...

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Discovery as to it no longer have to wear for discovery the aftermath of the tsunami that hit tonga — aid planes finally arrive in the south pacific bringing much needed supplies. and how blisters put paid to the hopes of britains emma radacanu at the australian open. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel... well tell you whos through to the league cup final after arsenal and liverpool go head to head at the emirates. president biden has offered his full backing to ukraine, saying...

Went to get held onto a tree but the wife was washed away with the dogs. several social media post from the family and friends say that angela has not been found and her mother in hove near brighton received the devastating call from her husband james. they understand that technicians have been working frantically to try and get phone and internet services back up and running again and it is believed that her communication between tonga and fiji are still intact. this morning and new zealand air...

Tongas government has decided that until the covid pandemic is over, the islanders will have to deal with the clean up of 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. the government has refused permissio...

It remains very unclear how bad the situation on the island really is. we have had a statement from the family of a woman who lives in tonga. she is a british woman. her womanjennifer eleni in hove in the uk has been posting some information on social media about what has happened. family and friends of uk woman missing in tonga after was washed away after a tsunami wave hit the capital are waiting to hear news. communication has been very limited and frustrating. they and their happy sailor tat...