Feb 04 Aid to volcano-hit Tonga brings 1st COVID outbreak, lockdown By David Rising, Nick Perry, Associated Press Tonga is one of several Pacific island countries to experience their first outbreaks over the past month. Continue reading
Jan 20 Communication restored in Tonga 5 days after volcanic eruption By David Rising, Associated Press As the massive undersea Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Tongans from around the world gazed on as their relatives livestreamed images of the billowing clouds of ash, gas and steam emerged from beneath the depths. Then darkness. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 1:57 The latest on the state of Tonga after volcanic eruption, tsunami swept islands By Nick Schifrin Australia and New Zealand sent out surveillance flights to Tonga Monday, in the wake of an enormous undersea volcano eruption on Saturday. Communication with the South Pacific island chain remains largely cut off, but there is word of significant damage. Continue watching
Jan 17 Flights sent to assess damage after Tonga volcanic eruption By Nick Perry, Associated Press New Zealand and Australia have sent military surveillance flights to assess the damage a huge undersea volcanic eruption caused in Tonga. Continue reading
Dec 05 Indonesian rescuers dig through volcanic ash after 14 die By Associated Press Rescuers were sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors a day after the highest volcano on Java island erupted with fury, killing at least 14 people with searing gas and ash. Continue reading
Dec 01 Volcanic lava imperils church, homes on Spain’s La Palma island By Emilio Morenatti, Associated Press The volcano is going strong and seismic activity in the area has increased in recent days. Spain’s National Geographic Institute registered 341 earthquakes over the past 24 hours. Continue reading
Sep 29 Lava from La Palma eruption finally reaches the Atlantic By Daniel Roca, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Lava from a volcano on Spain’s Canary Islands has finally reached the Atlantic Ocean after days of wiping out hundreds of homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents. Continue reading
Sep 21 Toxic gas and new rivers of molten lava endanger Spanish island By Aritz Parra, Renata Brito, Associated Press As a new volcanic vent blew open and unstoppable rivers of molten rock flowed toward the sea, authorities on a Spanish island warned Tuesday that more dangers lie ahead for residents, including earthquakes, lava flows, toxic gases, volcanic ash and… Continue reading
Sep 20 Nobody hurt but much damage in Spanish volcano eruption By Aritz Parra, Associated Press Giant rivers of lava are tumbling slowly but relentlessly toward the sea after a volcano erupted on a Spanish island off northwest Africa. Continue reading
Sep 19 Volcano erupts on Atlantic island; lava destroys some homes By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press A volcano on Spain’s Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to speed up evacuations for 1,000 people as lava flows crept toward isolated mountain homes. Continue reading