secretary general s special envoy for the ocean. three people are now known to have died following the eruption of an underwater volcano near tonga, in a disaster the government there has called unprecedented . there are fears that ash could contaminate the water supply, and ash cloaking the airport runway has been hampering efforts to bring in aid. our correspondent howard johnson sent this report. a state of emergency has been declared by the tongan authorities, and here s why. newly released images captured by an australian surveillance flight show badly damaged buildings, knocked over shipping containers and whole communities covered in volcanic ash. we have seen that the airport and most part of the main island, where the capital is, it s been covered with volcanic ash. so, unfortunately, this will require a lot of clean up. with airport runways currently off limits, australia and new zealand s navies
malik faisal akram was assessed to be no longer a risk. three people are now known to have died following the eruption of an underwater volcano near tonga, in a disaster the government there has called unprecedented . three people are now known to have died following the eruption of an underwater volcano near tonga, in a disaster the government there has called unprecedented . there are fears that ash could contaminate the water supply. and ash cloaking the airport runway has been hampering efforts to bring in aid. 0ur corrrespondent, howard johnson sent, this report. a state of emergency has been declared by the tongan authorities, and here s why. newly released images captured by an australian surveillance flight show badly damaged buildings, knocked over shipping containers and whole communities covered in volcanic ash. we have seen that the airport and most part of the main island, where the capital is,