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Eruption in the south pacific. much of the island nation was covered with 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 tokyo. 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's an ash cloud that could stretch from london to edinburgh, and somewhere beneath it is the tiny island kingdom of tonga. the first thing to hit the island was the shockwave. then c...

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 right ...

Remains difficult. shops along the coast have been damaged and a significant clean—up will be needed. nuku'alofa is covered in a thick film of volcanic dust but otherwise, conditions are calm and stable. the hunga tonga—hunga—ha'apai volcano has been active since mid—december. the eruption sent a tsunami wave right across the pacific ocean. i'm sure we'll find out but at the moment, it's not clear whether the tsunami was caused by a big collapse of material underwater or even the shock wave itself, perhaps kind of acting as a fist and slapping down on the sea and producing a displaceme...

For the entire u.s. west coast and alaska. take a look. we are now seeing the first waves arriving on the mainland of the u.s. and this is video of waves arriving moments ago in santa cruz, california. more and potentially larger waves are expected. the tsunami which was triggered by an underwater volcanic eruption overnight in the south pacific. the satellite images are incredible right now. they are showing a massive ash cloud and shock waves. the eruption happened near the island nation of tonga. now, a tsunami has already hit the largest island there sending waves flooding into the capital...

Angela glover, who runs a dog rescue centre in tonga, was washed away when the wave hit. her husband james, who was with her, managed to hold on to a tree. it's unclear yet how much damage has been caused by the tsunami — and the volcanic eruption that preceded it. but much of the island appears to be covered in a layer of ash — and australia and new zealand are preparing to send surveillance flights. 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 ...