Tsunami waves crash ashore in Tonga after volcanic eruption
Tsunami waves crash ashore in Tonga after volcanic eruption
A tsunami has hit the Pacific nation of Tonga after an undersea volcano erupted.
The extent of the damage is still unclear as many phone lines are down.
Warnings remain in place for Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu and parts of Australia.
Al Jazeera’s @Andrew Chappelle has more.
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We heard the shock waves caused by this eruption today morning, on Jan 15th which is several hours afterward, as far as around Whitehorse, Yukon in Canada. The booming sound has reached Anchorage, Alaska and hit us too!
Wow! That’s crazy. The speed of sound is nutty, I thought it would dissapate. I didn’t hear it here in New Zealand, but some report hearing it about three hours after the initial eruption.
HOLY MOLY. Mother Nature is so so POWERFUL
same in uk
Weird. I didn’t hear anything from Indonesia
@anno nimbouz same. Never heard anything here in Thailand
Prayers to all my brothers and sisters in Tonga
Prayers
Terrible. I hope the people of the Tonga Kingdom are kept safe, along with those living on the smaller surrounding islands and those sailing between….
I’m really sorry for the Pacific Islanders who have affected by the volcanic eruption and tsunami. Especially those in Tonga. My thoughts and prayers to those who have been affected. 🇹🇴🇫🇯🇼🇸🇦🇸🇺🇸
Stop taking credit. Don’t apologize for mother earth.
I hope everyone is OK. Love & Prayers, from Arizona.
I live in az but am in Malibu at the moment
I hope everyone’s ok 🙏🏻
That was a bomb not a volcano. Satellites were spot on to catch footage I’m surprised there was even warnings but that’s just my thoughts and I have absolutely nothing to back my claims . I hope all those beautiful people are safe and the country gives them assistance . I still haven’t heard any politician including the president mention this yet, maybe I just missed it.
Innalillahi wa inna illaihi rojiun, i hope everyone is ok, stay safe everyone 🙏🏼
Respects to Andrew Chappelle for pronouncing it properly: who-nga, not hung-gah like most of the other stations are doing.
But be safe Tonga and all countries/states affected.
That’s insane prayers up I hope everyone is safe