Pita Taufatofua, who went viral during the Olympics for being oiled up as he carried Tonga’s flag at the opening ceremonies, revealed Saturday his father and other members of his family were missing following an underwater volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami that hit the country. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"As you know a large volcanic eruption has hit off Haapai in Tonga. After getting to the airport his flight was cancelled due to the volcanic eruption. MASSIVE VOLCANO ERUPTION RECORDED FROM SPACE, TRIGGERS WEST COAST TSUNAMI WARNING"Our family in Haapai has had all communication cut off. "All communications from Tonga are still down after yesterday's volcanic eruption and Tsunami.

Source: Fox News January 16, 2022 01:44 UTC