The Australian warship set to deliver humanitarian assistance to Tonga has been hit with COVID-19 cases, authorities said. The country was hit with a devastating volcano and a tsunami on January 15 as it called for aid.

Australian warship carrying humanitarian assistance hit with virus

According to NASA, the volcanic eruption in Tonga unleashed explosive forces comparable to up to 30 million tonnes of TNT — hundreds of times more than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

NASA says Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas

It has been a week since a volcanic explosion engulfed the Pacific Island nation of Tonga. But residents here continue to struggle even now, with ash and the psychological fallout of the eruption along with the tsunami.

World rushes to tsunami hit Tonga's aid

Tonga, the Pacific nation that was struck by a powerful tsunami last weekend, consists of about 170 islands, some tiny, stretching across 270,000 square miles, an area roughly the size of Texas.

Three tiny islands have borne the brunt of Tonga’s tsunami

Life-saving water supplies from a New Zealand navy ship were distributed across Tonga's main island on Friday, as other countries battled the logistics of delivering aid to one of the world's remotest communities.

New Zealand distributes life-saving supplies to disaster-hit Tonga

The small island nation of Tonga is struggling to even meet its basic needs. There is an acute shortage of food and water, and it is pretty hard for other nations to get aid to get to this island nation.

Concerns of health issues prevail in the Island nation of Tonga

As the recent volcanic eruption snapped the communication links of Tonga with the rest of the world, billionaire Elon Musk has offered to send Starlink internet terminals to the country.

To restore internet, Elon Musk offers to send Starlink terminals to volcano-hit Tonga. See what happens next

Tonga is receiving humanitarian aid as countries are sending much-needed supplies to the South Pacific nation after the aircraft could land after the airport was reopened.

A 57-year-old Tongan man says he survived 27-hour swim after tsunami

Peruvians are racing to save animals caught up in a devastating oil spill that has been blamed on a volcanic explosion near Tonga.

Peruvians race to rescue animals as oil spill spreads

After about five days of unprecedented devastation, aid operations have been ramped up for Tonga which is still reeling from the aftermath of the volcanic eruption and tsunami.

UK, New Zealand, Australia send aid to Tonga after devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami

We have been telling you about the devastation in the Pacific island nation of Tonga, the 750 square kilometer region suffered an undersea volcanic eruption and then a tsunami crashed ashore but now the region is facing another major challenge that of a possible covid-19 outbreak. Tonga has reported just one case of the virus but with relief workers and aid shipments on their way to the island it has been feared that solving one crisis could give rise to a covid outbreak.

Volcanic eruption, tsunami and now Covid outbreak fears loom over Tonga island

Tsunami-hit Tonga to receive aid after humanitarian flights finally made their way to the Pacific nation, which has been cut off from the rest of the world after a massive undersea volcanic eruption.

Tsunami-hit Tonga to receive humanitarian aid as airport reopens

A 57-year-old Tongan man is being hailed as 'real-life Aquaman' after he said he swam for 27 hours to reach the shore after a tsunami triggered by violent explosion of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha`apai volcano on the Southern Pacific island nation.

'Real life Aquaman': Disabled Tongan man swam for 27 hours after tsunami

The volcanic eruption on South Pacific island nation of Tonga and the subsequent tsunami have amounted to a major catastrophe for citizens. The volcano, which was erupting since December 2021 exploded violently on January 15, 2022.

Tonga: The powerful volcanic eruptions even sent 'gravity waves' into space

Australia and New Zealand have now sent in the much needed humanitarian supplies to Tonga. The tsunami hit south pacific island which finally has been made contact with with the rest of the world after having been completely cut off for the last five days. Now after having been days off the grid the very first visuals of the scale of devastation that's been wreaked by the tsunami waves on the island nation have emerged.

Fields washed away, trees uprooted; first batch of aid arrives in Tonga

The devastating Tsunami that ravaged Pacific island of Tonga has sent shockwaves across the globe. From high tides in Japan and the US to oil spill in Peru, the after-effects of the under volcanic eruption has been damaging. Peru's government has declared the oil spill as the worst ecological disaster in years.

Tonga volcano: Peru beach turns black after hit by oil spill

Initial damage assessment is now underway in Tonga following a violent volcanic eruption which also triggered a tsunami which crashed ashore on Tonga. According to authorities at least, a 15 meter tall Tsunami waves crashed ashore on Tonga resulting in deaths of at least about three people and demolishing several homes.

Tonga volcanic eruption: At least 3 killed, homes demolished; damage assessment is underway

After an underwater volcanic eruption, now considered to be the world's largest in the last three decades, created a terrible tsunami and sent heavy smoke and soot billowing across the Pacific island nation of Tonga, Australia and New Zealand have despatched relief.

Tonga volcano eruption: Australia and New Zealand sending aid ships to tsunami-hit island

At least two people and a British woman have died following volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga that left extensive damage in its wake.

Govt: 15-Metre Tsunami devastated Tonga that claimed lives of 2 locals & a British woman so far

Tonga's government said on Wednesday that a 49-foot tsunami wave had hit the country last weekend. Reports say at least three people have been killed, although, the death toll could be higher with rescue efforts recently underway in the island nation.

'Unprecedented disaster': Tonga was hit by 49-foot tsunami, says government

In Pics: Situation remains grim in Tonga, countries come forward to help

Even after three days of the massive volcanic blast that crippled communications in Tonga and sent tsunami waves as far as the US, the pacific island continues to remain cut off from the rest of the world. Tonga is virtually unreachable after the critical undersea cable connecting the pacific islands to the outside world got severed.

Tonga cut off from the rest of the world, first death reported in volcano eruption

Here are some of the top stories to start your day: A distress signal has been detected in a low-lying Tongan island following the volcanic eruption and tsunami, the United Nations said.

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At least two people have died following volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga that left extensive damage in its wake.

Death toll climbs to 2 following Tonga's volcano eruption and tsunami

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