‘We had to mimic to everyone to run’: how Tonga’s volcano and tsunami disaster unfolded

Journalist Marian Kupu recounts the moment of the eruption and the panic that followed

Tonga is used to natural disasters, but they have never experienced anything like the last week.

We've experienced tropical cyclones, but this is so new and no one will ever forget this, ever," says Marian Kupu, a journalist for BroadCom Broadcasting FM87.5 in Tonga.