The eruption of the Honga Tonga Underwater Volcano last Saturday is the strongest volcanic eruption in the world since the eruption of the Pintubo volcano in the Philippines in 1991. In light of this, after the ash clouds began to sink, .
New satellite images coming from the island state show the entire island region inhabited around the volcano covered in heavy ash.
These are forests, neighborhoods as well as roads in the Apai archipelago, near the volcano.
Before and after the eruption of the volcano, Photo: AFP
In fact, the New Zealand government has begun an operation to send aid to a place that has been cut off from the media and there is grave concern for the well-being of its residents.
Beyond the Apai Islands near the volcano, the island nation has about 100,000 people living mostly on the main island of Tongatpo, where images coming from the capital of the small constitutional monarchy show volcanic rocks and volcanic ash scattered in the streets, fallen trees and damaged houses.
In this regard, great efforts are currently being made to clean up the only airport in the capital so that planes can land there.
Cleaning crews, Photo: AFP
The great damage in the islands, Photo: AFP
At the same time, the director of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Alexander Matteo, expressed great concern for the well-being of residents in the many islands and noted that "I am very concerned about the low-lying islands surrounding the tsunami, we know very little. "The tsunami waves have caused a lot of damage to the low-lying islands in the country and there is a lot of damage to the beaches."
Tsunami videos out of Tonga 🇹🇴 this afternoon following the Volcano Eruption.
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- Jese Tuisinu (@JTuisinu) January 15, 2022
Another problem that Tonga will have to deal with, is severe pollution of all open water reservoirs due to the volcanic ash.
In this regard, New Zealand sends two ships with huge water containers, one of which can also desalinate 70,000 liters per day from the sea in order to help the inhabitants.
The capital of Tonga.
Before and after the eruption of the volcano, Photo: AP
An island covered in dirt, Photo: Reuters
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