The remains of two Tongan males stored in the Australian Museum's collection in Sydney have been repatriated to their descendants living on 'Eua Island.
Scientists at the University of Miami used satellite and underwater data to create a simulation of the colossal tsunami striking the Tongan Archipelago.
From malaria or hiv/aids around the world. officials in the canadian city of toronto are warning it could take days to clear huge amounts of snow after a record breaking blizzard. more than 600 snow ploughs are working 2a hours a day to shift the snow. the authorities say up to 400 buses were stuck at one point. the first flight from new zealand carrying aid to tonga following saturday s volcanic eruption and tsunami has landed. aircraft from australia and japan are also on their way along with several ships. much of the tonga archipelago has suffered severe damage from the tsunami many houses have been destroyed. estimates from new zealand suggest the main communications cable in tonga will now take around four weeks to repair.
The united nations says there s been a distress signal from an isolated, low lying group of islands in the tonga archipelago following saturday s massive volcanic eruption and tsunami. the south pacific country remains virtually cut off from the rest of the world due to a damaged communications underwater cable. the australian and new zealand military are scrambled to provide humanitarian aid in what s fast becoming a race against time. both countries are carrying drinking water and humanitarian aid and disaster relief supplies for a three day voyage. aircraft have also been sent to the islands, although the airport has yet to be cleared of ash. the muslim council of britain is condemned an attack on a synagogue in texas in the strongest possible terms. the man from blackburn was shot dead by police after taking four people hostage.
From the tonga archipelago following saturday s massive volcanic eruption and tsunami. there is a worrying lack of information about the scale of the damage and the whereabouts and well being of many of the pacific islanders. australian and new zealand military ascending humanitarian aid. america s largest airlines have warned of a catastrophic disruption to travel if telecommunications firms roll out their 56 technology without limiting its scope near us airports because it might interfere with altitude devices. they re requesting it be delayed until the necessary upgrades have been made to aviation equipment. boris johnson s borisjohnson s former chief adviser dominic cummins has said he warned the prime minister in person about holding a drinks party during the first lockdown in may 2020. downing street denies that.