CNN Erin Burnett OutFront January 19, 2022 00:58:00
>> reporter: before-and-after satellite images show the devastation in tonga. volcanic ash is covering entire communities, homes, trees, roads blanketed. neighborhoods, unrecognizable. the new zealand defense force sent a reconnaissance flight to assess the damage. the runway at the airport is partially covered, meaning humanitarian flights are currently impossible for a population of more than 100,000. saturday's eruption of an underwater volcano triggered a tsunami. the prime minister says waves of up to 15 meters hit parts of the tongan coastline. tsunami waves felt thousands of miles away ...
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