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About one of four people of Tongan descent living in the U.S. live in Utah. Salt Lake County has more than 9,000 Tongan Americans in residence. At least 2,000 people of Tongan descent live in Salt Lake City alone, making up one percent of the city's population. [9] West Valley City has 3,200 Tongans, making 2.4% of the city's population.
Lund added that there was an initially unconfirmed third death from the tsunami. [199] This third death was identified as a local resident, and the Tongan government has confirmed three deaths were the result of the tsunami. [181] The Government of Tonga said that the two locals who died were from Mango and Nomuka islands, respectively.
Human death toll Volcano VEI Location Year Eruption Source(s) 71,000 to 250,100+ Mount Tambora: 7 Indonesia: 1815 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, Year Without a Summer: 36,000+ Krakatoa: 6 Indonesia: 1883 1883 eruption of Krakatoa: 30,000 Mount Pelée: 4 Martinique: 1902 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée: 23,000 Nevado del Ruiz: 3 Colombia: 1985 ...
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Deborah Gardner was a 23-year-old American Peace Corps volunteer who was murdered by another volunteer, Dennis Priven, in the Polynesian island kingdom of Tonga in 1976. The handling of Priven's trial brought much criticism upon the Peace Corps.
American people of Tongan descent (1 C, 99 P) Pages in category "Tongan diaspora in the United States" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Tongans or Tongan people are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Tonga, a Polynesian archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. Tongans represent more than 98% of the inhabitants of Tonga. The rest are European (the majority are British ), mixed European, and other Pacific Islanders .
Tonga closed all schools for several days while American Samoa required all travelers from Tonga and Samoa to present proof of vaccination. [18] The United States' Center for Disease control placed a Level 1 travel ban to the Kingdom of Tonga following the outbreak. [15] Since 1 October, UNICEF delivered 12,000 measles vaccines to Tonga. [19]