tonga s government has decided that until the covid pandemic is over, the islanders will have to deal with the clean up of this disaster by themselves. meanwhile, on the other side of the pacific in peru, another clean up is under way. the crude oil on these beaches was spilled from a tanker that was unloading when a tsunami hit the coast here, triggered by the eruption in tonga, more than 10,000 kilometres away. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. the government has refused permission for a new electricity link beneath the channel, bringing energy from france. the company involved, aquind, is part owned by two men who ve made large donations to the conservative party. the proposal involved laying cables from portsmouth to normandy at a cost of over £1 billion. but the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, said he wasn t satisfied that more appropriate alternatives had been fully considered.
it remains very unclear how bad the situation on the island really is. we have had a statement from the family of a woman who lives in tonga. she is a british woman. her womanjennifer eleni in hove in the uk has been posting some information on social media about what has happened. family and friends of uk woman missing in tonga after was washed away after a tsunami wave hit the capital are waiting to hear news. communication has been very limited and frustrating. they and their happy sailor tattooing nuku alofa. they went to get their dogs when the tsunami hit. james
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not high risk. false positive and negative results may occur. ask your provider if cologuard is right for you. welcome back, breaking this morning, a tsunami hit the pacific nation of tonga and the threat isn t over yet. people there are still under a tsunami warning this morning. now, it happened after the eruption of a powerful underwater volcano. these are satellite images that captured the moment that volcano erupted. and that eruption was reportedly so violent it could be heard as loud thunder sounds all the way in fiji, more than 500 miles away. hundreds of miles away in new zealand. the national emergency management agency is warning people stay away from beaches and shores to avoid storm surges. the biggest winter storm of the season so far is heading across the u.s. the national weather service warns that parts of the country could see up to 14 hours of
the clean up from this disaster by themselves. meanwhile, on the other side of the pacific in peru, another clean up is under way. the crude oil on these beaches was spilled from a tanker that was unloading when a tsunami hit the coast here, triggered by the eruption in tonga more than 10,000 kilometres away. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. let s get some of the day s other news. in britain, downing street is facing further criticism about the way it operates amid allegations that a number of backbench mps have faced intimidation that could amount to blackmail. the prime minister, borisjohnson, has insisted he has seen no evidence to support the allegations, and has advised colleagues who feel threatened to go to the police. the united states has charged four government officials from belarus with aircraft piracy over the diversion of a passenger plane in order to arrest a journalist. the incident took place last may when a ryanair plane travelling from greece to latvia was