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The Latest Breaking News from Tonga

Tonga volcano: islands covered in ash as three deaths confirmed

Pictures from New Zealand defence force surveillance flight and UN satellite images show land and trees coated in ash

The Guardian - AU

Waves from eruption in Tonga cause oil spill in Peru

Unusually high waves attributed to the eruption of an undersea volcano in Tonga have caused an oil spill on the Peruvian coast, but authorities say the spill was controlled within hours and there’s an ongoing process to clean the area

The Independent UK

Volcanic ash delays aid to Tonga as damage reports emerge

Thick ash on an airport runway was delaying aid deliveries to the Pacific island nation of Tonga, where significant damage was being reported days after a huge undersea volcanic eruption and tsunami

The Independent UK

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France reports nearly half a million new cases, a record increase; Italy records 228,179 daily infections – as it happened

France registers 464,769 new Covid-19 infections over the last 24 hours; Italy’s cases jump from 83,403 a day earlier

The Guardian - UK

Tonga volcano: distress signal detected in low-lying islands after eruption, as first death reported

Regular contact with Tonga may not resume for weeks after confirmation the communications cable was cut in at least one place

The Guardian - AU

All homes on one of Tonga's islands destroyed, three dead

All the homes on one of Tonga's small outer islands have been destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, with three people so far confirmed dead, the government said on Tuesday in its first update since the disaster struck.

Reuters

Shock waves detected in Chicago after volcano eruption in Tonga

"The eruption was so powerful that the waves actually propagated all the way around the globe and then back again," meteorologist Gino Izzi said.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Tsunami toll rises as Tonga assesses needs

Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne confirmed she's in contact with Australia's High Commission in Tonga and is expecting specific support requests.

AAP

Australia records 77 deaths on deadliest day of pandemic; national medical stockpile activated – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

The Loop: First reported death out of Tonga, Kanye West criticised by animal rights group and Ash Barty's easy win

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ABC News

Morning mail: businesses buy up rapid tests, Tonga tsunami damage, Djokovic faces French Open bar

Tuesday: Big orders from state and federal governments and large corporates for rapid tests are contributing to a shortage. Plus: how to care for Covid face masks

The Guardian - AU

British woman died ‘rescuing dogs’ from tsunami

The body of a British woman has been recovered in Tonga after the volcanic eruption and tsunami, while a distress signal is going off on remote islands.

The New Daily

Tonga could be cut off from the outside world for more than two weeks, after volcano damages undersea cable

Tonga's internet could be down for more than two weeks after a violent volcanic eruption cut the kingdom's only undersea communications cable, isolating the country from contact with the outside world.

ABC News

UK woman Angela Glover's body found in wake of Tonga tsunami as UN concerned about distress beacon

The brother of UK woman Angela Glover confirms her body has been found after she was swept away in the tsunami caused by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano.

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Newcastle Herald

To Tonga with love: Sione's help across the seas

The volcanic eruption near Tonga may be across the seas from Newcastle, but it feels close to home for former rugby league player and charity founder, Sione Finefeuiaki, as he waits to speak with family members who live close to the coast on the main island.

Daily Mirror

Tonga tsunami: Brit daughter's 'helpless' wait for news of parents after disaster

Siniva Filise from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, is desperate to get in touch with her parents Fakahau and Lioneti Valu after an undersea volcano erupted in Tonga resulting in a series of large tsunamis

Al Jazeera

‘Much remains unknown’: Tonga still cut off by volcanic eruption

Communications to Tonga remain largely severed, as scientists warn of the risk of more eruptions.

Daily Mirror

Brit killed in Tonga tsunami died trying to save her dogs from deadly giant wave

Angela Glover, from Brighton, died after an undersea volcano erupted on Saturday and her body was found by her husband James in some bushes, her brother Nick Eleini said

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Daily Mirror

Eerie last photo taken by British woman washed away by Tonga tsunami before waves hit

Angela Glover is thought to have been swept away when she was hit by huge waves on one of the islands of Tonga's west coast, while trying to save dogs with her husband

Wales Online

Body found in search for British woman missing after tsunami

Angela Glover and the dogs she was walking were swept away after being caught up in massive waves

Irish Mirror

Woman missing after Tonga tsunami 'died trying to save dogs'

'She was just a lovely girl. She was the centre of our family and we're just broken'

Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily: Surveillance flights sent after Tonga volcano erupts

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The Independent UK

British woman dies in Tonga tsunami after trying to save her dogs

Angela Glover, from Brighton, died after an undersea volcano erupted near the Pacific nation on Saturday.

Daily Mirror

Tonga tsunami: Devastated family confirm death of British woman swept away in disaster

Angela Glover, 50, was with her husband and dogs when the huge wave hit the South Pacific island Tonga on Saturday - her heartbroken family have now confirmed her death

The Independent UK

Angela Glover: Body found in search for UK woman swept away in Tonga tsunami, brother says

Brighton-born Ms Glover was reportedly swept away by a tsunami as she tried to rescue her dogs

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