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International red cross has urgently been trying to re—establish communication with our red cross teams on the ground for about 24 hours now. we did have some initial contact with our team just after the major eruption and when the tsunami alert had been raised and our teams were supporting local authorities to move people to the very limited higher ground around nuku'alofa on the main island in tonga, so we do know that. we do know also that there has been some significant damage in the northern shore of the main island in tonga. we are very keen to hear from the low—lying and outer atoll...

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 to edinburgh. somewhere beneath it, is the tiny island kingdom of tonga. the first thing to hit the i...

News. a tsunami advisory is in effect for the entire u.s. west coast and alaska and we're now seeing the first waves arriving on the mainland of the u.s. this right here is video of waves arriving a short time ago in santa cruz, california. more and potentially larger waves are expected but not -- over the next several hours. the tsunami was triggered by an underwater volcanic eruption overnight in the south pacific. you see those satellite images, they are incredible. they show a massive ash cloud and shock waves. the ee lungs happening near the island nation of tonga. a tsunami has already h...

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. i'm not necessarily expecting it to get any bigger, but it could conceivably continue on at a similar scale. the eruption sent a tsunami wave rig...

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...