Page 2 - Volcano Eruption

Water crisis looms for tsunami-hit Tonga; New Zealand help on the way

Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water supplies for the Pacific island nation reeling from a volcanic eruption and tsunami

Despite huge volcano eruption, Tonga avoids widespread disaster

The blast from the volcano could be heard in Alaska, and the waves crossed the ocean to cause an oil spill. The startling satellite images resembled a massive nuclear explosion

Tonga eruption: More volcanic upheavals may follow, warns Aussie expert

Ongoing volcanic upheavals are expected to follow the massive January 15 eruption off the coast of Tonga, according to a leading Australian geologist

Tsunami-hit Tonga islands suffered 'catastrophic' damage: UN report

Tonga's small outlying islands have sustained major damage from a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, the United Nations said

When the lines go down: What Tonga disaster reveals about global telecom

In the wake of a violent volcanic eruption in Tonga, much of the communication with residents on the islands remains at a standstill

Unusual high waves from volcano eruption in Tonga cause oil spill in Peru

Unusually high waves attributed to the eruption of an undersea volcano in Tonga caused an oil spill on the Peruvian coast, but authorities said Monday the spill was controlled within hours

Volcanic ash delays aid to Tonga after damage from volcanic eruption

Thick ash on an airport runway was delaying aid deliveries to the Pacific island nation of Tonga, where significant damage was being reported days after a huge undersea volcanic eruption and tsunami. New Zealand's military is sending much-needed drinking water and other supplies, but said the ash on the runway will delay the flight at least a day. A towering ash cloud since Saturday's eruption had prevented earlier flights. New Zealand is also sending two navy ships to Tonga that will leave Tuesday and pledged an initial 1 million New Zealand dollars ($680,000) toward recovery efforts. Communications with Tonga have been extremely limited, but New Zealand and Australia sent military surveillance flights to assess the damage on Monday. U.N. humanitarian officials and Tonga's government report significant infrastructural damage around Tongatapu, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. There has been no contact from the Ha'apai Group of islands, and we are particularly concerned about

Tonga volcano eruption triggers evacuation advisories, waves in Japan

Hundreds of thousands of Japanese citizens were advised to evacuate on Sunday as waves of more than a metre hit coastal areas

Tsunami threat recedes from huge Pacific undersea volcanic eruption

The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, while the extent of damage to Tonga remained unclear. Satellite images showed the spectacular eruption that took place Saturday evening, with a plume of ash, steam and gas rising like a mushroom above the blue Pacific waters. A sonic boom could be heard as far away as Alaska. In nearby Tonga it sent tsunami waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground. The eruption cut the internet to Tonga, leaving friends and family members around the world still anxiously trying to get in touch to figure out if there were any injuries and the extent of the damage. Even government websites and other official sources remained without updates. Aid agencies said thick ash and smoke was continuing to affect Tonga's air and water, and that authorities were asking people to wear masks and drink bottled water. Dave Snider, the tsunami warning coordinator for the National Tsunami .

Tsunami alert for Japan Pacific coast after volcanic eruption in Tonga

Following a massive undersea volcanic eruption in the island country of Tonga, Tsunami was observed in the southern Japanese island of Amami-Oshima

Concerns mount for Tonga after tsunami triggered by underwater volcano

Pacific nations and humanitarian groups struggled to establish communications with Tonga after a tsunami triggered by a massive volcanic eruption cut telephone and internet connections

Undersea volcano erupts in Pacific, West Coast under tsunami advisory

An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending large tsunami waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground.

Indonesia volcano eruption: Death toll reaches 45 with 2 more bodies found

The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Semeru volcano has increased to 45 after rescuers recovered two more victims

22 dead as volcano erupts in Indonesia, search operations underway

The death toll from the eruption of Mount Semeru in Indonesia's East Java province has increased to 22, while search operations for 30 missing continued amid a potential of lava floods and hot clouds

Death toll rises to 13 in Indonesia volcano eruption, seven still missing

A thunderstorm and days of rain, which eroded and finally collapsed the lava dome atop the 3,676-meter Semeru, triggered the eruption

Philippines authorities warn Taal volcano could erupt 'anytime soon'

Authorities in the Philippines have warned that the Taal volcano, south of Manila, could erupt "anytime soon" after recording the highest levels of sulfur dioxide gas emission.

Congo volcano eruption, ensuing chaos kill at least 15, destroy 500 homes

Torrents of lava poured into villages after dark in eastern Congo, leaving at least 15 people dead amid the chaos and destroying more than 500 homes, officials and survivors have said

Indonesian volcano unleashes river of lava in new eruption: Report

Indonesia's most active volcano erupted Wednesday with a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) down its slopes. It was the Mount Merapi's longest lava flow since authorities raised the volatile volcano's danger level in November, said Hanik Humaida, the head of Yogyakarta's Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center. The alert level was being maintained for now at the second-highest level, she said, and people should stay out of the existing 5-kilometer (3-mile) danger zone around the crater as the local administrations in Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces closely monitor the situation. The 2,968-meter (9,737-foot) volcano is on the densely populated island of Java and near the ancient city of Yogyakarta. It is the most active of dozens of Indonesian volcanoes and has repeatedly erupted with lava and gas clouds recently. Merapi's last major eruption in 2010 killed 347 people. Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, is prone to

New Zealand volcano death toll rises to 18 as search for bodies continues

Clement said although the land and sea searches had so far been unsuccessful in finding the remaining bodies, police had not given up hope.

5 dead, many missing in eruption of NZ volcano; search ops yet to begin

Police said the site was still too dangerous hours later for rescuers to search for the missing