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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.
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai: 5 Tonga: 2022 2021–22 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami: 6 Karangetang: 2 Indonesia: 1992 [56] 5 Mount Tavurvur: 4 Papua New Guinea: 1994 [57] 5 Mount Hudson: 3 Chile: 1971 [58] 4 Gamalama: 2 Indonesia: 2011 [59] 4 Yakedake: 1 Japan: 1995 [60] 4 Stromboli: 2 Italy: 1930 [61] 3 Pacaya: 3 Guatemala ...
The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami caused major destruction in American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga mostly due to a 14 m (46 ft) high tsunami hitting the coasts of the three countries. At least 143 people killed, 310 others injured, five others missing, 405 homes destroyed, 161 others damaged and a total of $124 million worth of damages in Samoa ...
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. ... has said there are reports of three people ...
Other media had earlier reported 10 people killed in Tonga. [45] Three people are missing and four sustained serious injuries. [46] Earlier, a government plane sent to the island could not land due to tsunami damage at Niuatoputapu Airport, which had been forced to close. [46]
Nate Berkus' life changed forever on Dec. 26, 2004. The interior designer and HGTV star survived the Boxing Day tsunami that devastated at least 12 countries across Asia, but his then-boyfriend ...
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 ...
The highest wave at Hilo Bay was measured at around 10.7 m (35 ft). 61 people died, allegedly due to people not heeding the warning sirens. Nearly 22 hours after the earthquake, waves up to 3 metres (10 ft) above high tide hit the coast of Sanriku in Japan, killing 142 people.