Tonga volcano eruption was like 'atomic bomb'

Tonga volcano eruption was like 'atomic bomb'

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Sydney (AFP) Jan 21, 2022

Tonga's volcanic eruption felt like an "atomic bomb" that shook "the whole island", an aid worker told AFP on Friday, as the Pacific nation raced to address a drinking water shortage. Almost a week after the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano exploded, unleashing a tsunami and cutting Tonga off from the rest of the world, witnesses are recounting the disaster. On Tongatapu, Tonga's main i

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