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According to experts, the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha apai volcano was likely the biggest volcanic event recorded since Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991.
(CNN) — A massive volcanic eruption and tsunami near Tonga caused “an unprecedented disaster,” the Pacific nation’s leader said Tuesday, as New Zealand warned of further eruptions that may complicate the delivery of aid to remote islands where communications are down. In its first official update since Saturday’s eruption of the underwater Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano, Tonga’s […]