Tsunami hits Tonga after giant volcano eruption

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Tsunami waves caused by a giant underwater volcanic eruption have hit the Pacific country of Tonga.

Social media footage showed water washing through a church and several homes, and witnesses said ash was falling over the capital, Nuku'alofa.

A tsunami warning sent residents scrambling to higher ground.

The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano was heard across the South Pacific, reportedly as far as New Zealand and Australia.

Tonga's capital lies just 65km north of the volcano, on the country's main island of Tongatapu.

There were no reports of casualties.
Hunga Tonga :
(https://goo.gl/maps/TiWgQQikpfp9VmBz5)
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Volcanic Activity :
(https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdVafdu-hqS4qNNJPoDvTB1FulsfVJDVR)
Pánico en la isla de Tonga, golpeada por un tsunami provocado por la erupción de un volcán submarino :
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2VesId6O-o&list=PLdVafdu-hqS4qNNJPoDvTB1FulsfVJDVR&index=1)

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