Tag: #Tonga
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Tonga volcanic eruption ‘hundreds of times’ more powerful than Hiroshima bomb: NASA
The eruption this month of an underwater volcano near Tonga was hundreds of times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb, according to NASA
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Tonga calls for “immediate aid” following tsunami and volcanic eruption
Official says there is an immediate need for drinking water and food, as efforts begin to assess the scale of the damage
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Tonga’s Taufa Joins Montpellier as Test Cover
Tonga’s Taufa has joined Montpelier as test cover.
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Shallow 6.4-magnitude quake strikes off Tonga: USGS
Nuku’alofa, Tonga, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. Despite the intensity of the quake, the Tonga Meteorological Service issued a brief statement saying there was no threat. Asian markets rise but trade…
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Tonga closes schools as measles epidemic spreads
Nuku’alofa, Tonga, Nov 14 (AFP/APP): All government primary schools and kindergartens in Tonga have been shut in an effort to limit the spread of measles sweeping through the South Pacific, the government announced Thursday. With the number of confirmed and suspected measles infections in the Pacific kingdom nearing 200, Education Minister Siaosi Sovaleni said schools…
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Volanic eruption creates new island in Tongan archipelago
Nuku’alofa, Tonga, Nov 7 (AFP/APP): An undersea volcanic eruption in the Tongan archipelago has sunk one island and created another three times larger, according to a report by geologists released Thursday. Taaniela Kula, of the Tonga Geological Service, said the new Lateiki island is estimated to be about 100 metres (110 yards) wide and 400…