published.2022.JANUARY.18
“An unprecedented disaster hit Tonga caused by the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcanic eruption on Saturday evening 15th January, 2022 followed by a tsunami warning issued which triggered a mass evacuation”
“As a result of the eruption, a volcanic mushroom plume was released reaching the stratosphere and extending radially covering all Tonga Islands, generating tsunami waves rising up to 15m, hitting the west coasts of Tongatapu Islands, 'Eua, and Ha’apai Islands.”

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    home to 100 000 people
    in the middle of the Pacific ocean
    aprox. 1800 km North-N-E of New Zealand’s north

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      Tonga calls for ‘immediate aid’ after volcanic eruption, tsunami aljazeera.com 2022-01-16

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        “Communications both international and domestic were severed due to damage sustained by the submarine cable from the eruptions and …"
        from : vice on 2022-01-18

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          update…2022-01-19
          U.N. says 80% of Tonga’s population badly affected
          Aid flight arrives (from NZ) Reuters

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            update…2022-01-20
            "A vast plume of material created what volcanologists call an umbrella cloud…” NASA said
            “if enough volcanic material reaches the stratosphere, it can start to exert a cooling influence…”
            from : digitaltrends.com