This map illustrates the impact of the Hunga Tonga-hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption and the subsequent tsunami in Fonoifua island located at 110 km NE of Nuku'alofa and also the building damage...
Highlights • The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-HungaHa-apai underwater volcano and subsequent tsunami has caused significant damage across the Tongatapu and Ha’apai Islands, impacting more than 80...
This map illustrates the impact of the Hunga Tonga-hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption in Nomuka island (Mu'omu'a district, Tonga) and damage assessment as detected from a Pleiades image acquired on 18...
Situation Overview On 19 January, 2022, the UN Resident Coordinator received a request from the Government of Tonga for urgent assistance in the wake of the volcanic eruption and the impact of the...
Highlights • The tsunami warning for HTHI-I volcanic eruption on 15 Jan 2022 was cancelled on 17 Jan 2022 at 10am. • Interisland and international communication (inc. internet) remains...
Brussels, 19 January 2022/OACPS: The Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), H.E. Mr Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, is very concerned for the welfare...
A few days ago, the huge eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano caused an enormous plume of ash, smoke and a tsunami that first hit the archipel’s coasts. It also reached many...
Tonga Government Response New Zealand Government Response For more information on New Zealand’s relief efforts see:RNZAF C-130 Hercules flight departs for Tonga as Navy vessels draw nearer to...
Joint media release with: Hon Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Defence Senator the Hon Zed Seselja, Minister for International Development and the Pacific In response to a request from the Government of...
SUVA, January 20, 2022 —The World Bank has disbursed an initial US$8 million in emergency financing to support the Kingdom of Tonga’s response and recovery following the devastating volcanic eruption...