Injuries in Tonga are currently unknown after a four-foot tsunami wave hit the Pacific island nation on Saturday, triggered by an underwater volcano eruption.
Information has been slow to get out due to a disruption to communications.
The eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga, which triggered a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations, is seen in an image from the NOAA GOES-West satellite taken at 05:00 GMT on Jan. 15, 2022. CIRA/NOAA/Handout via Reuters
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