Tsunami hits Tonga after giant volcano eruption
15 January 2022, 05:22 pm | Updated: 22 February 2025, 10:39 am
Tsunami waves caused by a giant underwater volcanic eruption have hit the Pacific country of Tonga.
Social media footage showed water washing through a church and several homes, and witnesses said ash was falling over the capital, Nuku'alofa.
A tsunami warning sent residents scrambling to higher ground.
The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano sent shockwaves across the South Pacific.
Tsunami videos out of Tonga
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