17 Jan 2022

Tonga Eruption: Fiji Correspondent

From Summer Times, 9:10 am on 17 January 2022

The volcanic eruption in Tonga on Saturday was felt all around the Pacific. While Tonga remains the hardest hit, video footage showed waves also hitting the Cook Islands and Samoa. Residents in Fiji reported rattling windows and houses shaking. Lice Movono RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva, joins us now for an update.

A grab taken from footage by Japan's Himawari-8 satellite and released by the National Institute of Information and Communications (Japan) on January 15, 2022 shows the volcanic eruption that provoked a tsunami in Tonga.

Photo: AFP / National Institute of Information and Communications