The Latest Breaking News from Tonga

Further volcanic activity could threaten efforts to repair Tonga’s only international communications cable

(This Jan. 18 story corrects to remove incorrect reference in para 5 to Taumoepeau's visits to Tonga)

James Glover survived the tragedy at the weekend but is ‘carrying an incredible burden of guilt’ over the death of his wife Angela, her family said.

The eight-minute eruption triggered a 7.4 magnitude earthquake and was heard across the Pacific, with a thunderous roar heard 6000 miles away in Alaska

The UN has detected a distress signal from isolated low-lying islands as rescuers desperately assess the damage caused, with aerial photos showing the scale of the devastation

‘Communication with Tonga remains very limited,’ says New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern

The South Pacific archipelago of Tonga could spend days, or even weeks, cut off from the rest of world because of difficulties in repairing its sole undersea communications cable, which an operator said was ruptured during a massive volcanic eruption.

The Mango island was hit by waves estimated to be 5-10 metres high, reports say

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirms two deaths following the volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga.

New satellite images released after the dramatic eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on Saturday evening have revealed early indications of the damage inflicted on the nearby islands and the Tongan capital of Nukuʻalofa.

Aid agencies reported "extensive damage" in the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday following a massive underwater volcanic blast and tsunami, as the first death from the disaster was confirmed. Early indications of the scale of the crisis on the virtually cut-off island kingdom were emerging through patchy satellite…