Tonga says it has been hit by an unprecedented disaster after a volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami on Saturday.
Tonga says it has been hit by an unprecedented disaster after a volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami on Saturday.
In a statement, the government confirmed three deaths: two Tongans and a British national.
It said some of the smaller outlying islands were particularly badly affected, with all the houses destroyed on one and just two left on another.
Aid efforts have been hampered by ash falling from the volcano.
Volunteers have been sweeping the runway of the main airport to allow planes bringing much needed drinking water and supplies to land.
Communications with the island chain have been disrupted after the single underwater cable connecting Tonga to the rest of the world was severed in the eruption.
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