Tsunami hits Tonga after underwater volcanic eruption
by Kate Lyons Pacific editor from on (#5V1R6)
Streets and buildings flooded in Pacific nation's main island following latest eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai
People have been forced to flee their homes, and streets and buildings have flooded, as tsunami waves crashed into Tonga's main island of Tongatapu, following a huge underwater volcano explosion.
The eruption at 0410 GMT on Friday of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano, located about 65km (40 miles) north of Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, caused a 1.2-metre tsunami, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said.
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