Tonga volcano: Video shows eruption day before tsunami

Name: Tonga volcano: Video shows eruption day before tsunami
Uploaded: 2022-01-17T10:31:03.000Z
Duration: 31 s
Description: Watch dramatic footage of the underwater volcano erupting the day before it triggered a tsunami.

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Watch this dramatic footage from the Tonga Geological Society that shows the underwater Pacific volcano erupting on Friday - one day before it triggered a tsunami.

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai erupted for days, covering the Pacific islands in ash, cutting power and severing communications.

Asia

17 January 2022