Pope Francis general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Jan. 19, 2021. / Vatican Media.Vatican City, Jan 19, 2022 / 08:05 am (CNA).Pope Francis offered prayers for the people of Tonga on Wednesday as its islands recover from tsunami damage caused by a massive underwater volcanic eruption."My thoughts go out to the people of the islands of Tonga, who have been affected in recent days by the eruption of the underwater volcano, which has caused enormous material damage," Pope Francis said at the end of his general audience on Jan. 19."I am spiritually close to all the afflicted people, imploring God for relief for their suffering. I invite everyone to join me in praying for these brothers and sisters."Seen in satellite images from space, scientists have called the volcanic blast in the South Pacific on Jan. 15 the largest eruption in the world in three decades. Some of the archipelago s outlying islands were hit by 49-foot-high waves which destroyed homes, t
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The volcanic eruption that destroyed a Polynesian island injected ash into record altitude but won t cause any disruption to Earth s climate, experts said.
For the first time since a massive undersea volcano erupted and caused widespread damage, the government of Tonga released its first statement on Tuesday morning.