Pacific volcano: New Zealand offers help to Tonga

Countries including New Zealand, Australia and the United States are to provide support to Tonga after a tsunami hit the South Pacific island nation.

The waves were caused by Saturday's eruption of the underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, the second in two days.

The eruption caused a huge plume of ash, steam and gas to rise from the ocean.

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