Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption: what we know

From The Weekend , 8:11 am on 16 January 2022

We begin this morning in Tonga, where a massive eruption of the Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai underwater volcano has sent dust and debris into the stratosphere. A 1.2 metre-high tsunami struck the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa on the island of Tongatapu yesterday evening, breaching the shoreline and flooding coastal roads and properties. RNZ Pacific's Head of News Susana Lei'ataua joins Emile to discuss what we are learning this morning as the sun comes up over the pacific.