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The Pacific island nation of Tonga was devastated by a huge eruption of the underwater Hunga-Tonga volcano late Saturday, which sent a huge plume of ash into the atmosphere and triggered a tsunami.
A towering ash cloud since Saturday’s eruption had prevented flights from leaving earlier than Monday.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand's military Monday morning was able to send a surveillance flight to Tonga to assess the extent of the damage from a huge undersea volcanic eruption.
A towering ash cloud since Saturday’s eruption had prevented flights from leaving earlier than Monday.
A towering ash cloud since Saturday’s eruption had prevented flights from leaving earlier than Monday.