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With tonga remains difficult. shops along the coast have been damaged and a significantly clean—up will be needed. nuku'alofa 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 the situation on the island really is. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. i'm joined now...

I've been speaking to anna jane lagi, a tongan university student in neighbouring fiji, who began by sharing some good news. idid hear i did hearjust an hour before this interview that my mum and my siblings are good and hopefully my dad and my auntie as well. we were able to contact them by asking someone who was working at a place where they have a satellite phone, and they were able to contact a few family members and get back to us, but they are safe. and get back to us, but they are safe-— are safe. that is excellent news, are safe. that is excellent news. so _ are safe. that is excelle...

And blankets and lamps and things like that, urgent equipment. they'll be distributing that as required to people. we are also really keen to understand what the impact is on clean drinking water and on food gardens. the eruption was felt much further than tonga. it triggered a tsunami warning across the pacific — in new zealand and australia, the us and even chile, nearly 10,000 kilometres away. according to reuters, two people drowned off a beach in northern peru because of high waves from the tsunami. boats in new zealand were also damaged. while this was the fijian capital, suva. huge wa...

Fired _ the rabbi, talking about the ordeal that he and three other hostages had to go through. let's get more on the situation in the pacific island nation of tonga following the eruption of an underwater volcano and subsequent tsunami. tongan national anna jane lagi is a student on nearby fiji. she's been telling tim willcox that ash from the volcano has enveloped the tongan mainland. one of the descriptions that had come was that you could sink almost your hand, whole hand into how thick the layer of ash is, so we have to wear masks to keep safe because the air is not good. the water system...

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, bbc news, in tokyo. i've been speaking to anna jane lagi, a tongan university student in neighbouring fiji, who began by sharing some good news. i did hearjust an hour before this interview that my mum and my siblings are good, and hopefully my dad and my auntie as well. we were able to contact them by asking someone who was working at a place where they have a satellite phone. they were able to contact a few family members and get b...