New Zealand and Australia have sent planes to assess the damage from a huge undersea volcanic eruption and tsunami that hit the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday. Australia stands ready to provide every possible support to the people of Tonga following the devastating tsunami. Image taken by a Japanese weather satellite shows the undersea eruption. The tsunami waves caused damage to boats as far away as New Zealand and Santa Cruz, California, but the damage did not appear serious. Large waves crash ashore at Wrights Beach, California, following an undersea eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha‘apai volcano in Tonga.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2022 06:07 UTC