the huge underwater volcano let loose, sending a cloud of ash and rock 20 kilometres high and nearly 500 kilometres wide. that s 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 island was the shock wave. then came the rushing waters of what appears to have been a thankfully small tsunami. in new zealand, prime minister jacinda ardern said communication with tonga remains difficult, but the situation is now calm. we need to finely balance the need to get there quickly, but to make sure we also get the people and resources they need there as well. in some cases, we have parts of tonga where we ve just not been able to establish communication. the hunga tonga hunga ha apai volcano has been active
there were 262 deaths per day. vaccinations are continuing at a slower pace. on average in the last week nearly 124,000 people per day had a boosterjab. 63.3% of the population aged 12 or over have now had three doses. the capital of tonga is reported to have sufferent significant damage after an underwater volcanic eruption in the south pacific. much of the island nation was covered with a layer of ash. the tsunami triggered by the volcano 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
putting more people, more officers, stationing them outside synagogues, because clearly anti semitism is on the rise. there have been other cases, examples around the country, so there were a few very nervous hours as this was under way, but it was ultimately up to those fbi crisis negotiators, they seemed to bring the situation under control and allow for the safe release, thank goodness, of those hostages. australia and new zealand are sending help to the pacific island nation of tonga, to assess the damage caused by an underwater volcanic eruption and tsunami. the island appears to have been covered in volcanic ash and communications have been limited. 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
from high up in space, where the 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. somewhere beneath it is the tiny island kingdom of tonga. the first thing to hit the island was the shock wave. then came the rushing waters of a tsunami, smashing into sea walls and flooding what here appears to be a church. next, day turned to night as the ash begun to fall. these pictures are reportedly from saturday afternoon as people were trying to flee from the coast. in new zealand, prime minister jacinda ardern said communication with tonga remains difficult. shops along the coast have been damaged and the significant clean up will be needed. the island is covered in thick film of volcanic dust, but otherwise conditions are calm and stable. the hunga tonga hunga ha apai
police say the man is now dead all the hostages have been freed. labour leader sir keir starmer says borisjohnson broke the law and should resign over a series of parties at downing street during coronavirus restrictions. australia and new zealand are preparing to send surveillance flights to the pacific island nation of tonga, to assess the damage caused by a volcanic eruption and tsunami. communications with tonga remain limited in the wake 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 open space satellites caught the moment, a huge underwater volcano let loose, sending a cloud of ash and rock 20 kilometres high and at least 500 kilometres wide.