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At least four people were killed, some were injured, and some remain possibly missing in Tonga from tsunami waves up to 20 m (66 ft) high. Tsunami waves with run-up heights up to 45 m (148 ft) struck the uninhabited island of Tofua.
This is a list of earthquakes in Tonga: Earthquakes. Date Region Coords Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries ... Tsunami 2006-05-04 8.0 M w: VII 1 Tsunami ...
A tsunami warning was issued just after 5:30 p.m. by the Tonga Meteorological Services and the tsunami flooded coastal areas in Tonga. [83] An image from the International Space Station of the spreading high-altitude smoke cloud. Two people were killed in Peru and two fishermen were injured in San Gregorio, California. Four deaths were ...
The husband of a charity worker who died in a tsunami that swept through Tonga is “guilt-ridden” over the tragedy, his wife’s family have said. ... She loved animals, especially dogs, more ...
A British woman who went missing after a tsunami in Tonga has died, according to her family. Angela Glover, from Brighton, died after an undersea volcano erupted near the Pacific nation on ...
As a result, flying fox bats have thrived in many of the islands of Tonga. [63] [64] Wattled honeyeater in Tonga. The bird life of Tonga includes a total of 73 species, of which two are endemic, the Tongan whistler and the Tongan megapode. Five species have been introduced by humans, and eight are rare or accidental. Seven species are globally ...
For more on Petra Nemcova's account of the 2004 tsunami and other survivor stories, pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe. Mary Beth Koeth Petra Nemcova ...
On 15 January 2022 a tsunami caused by an eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano swept through many parts of Tonga. It killed four people in Tonga and two others in Peru. [75] [76] Many places in Australia and other countries were also put on high alert. [77]