Two drown in Peru as abnormally big waves from Tonga volcano hit coast

The Guardian says Two people have drowned off a beach in northern Peru, local authorities say, after unusually high waves were recorded in several coastal areas following Saturday’s eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga.

The deaths occurred on Saturday on a beach located in the Lambayeque region, Peru’s National Institute of Civil Defence (Indeci) said in a statement.

The underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, prompting tsunami warnings and evacuation orders in Japan and causing huge waves on several South Pacific islands, where images on social media showed waves crashing against homes on the shores.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/17/two-drown-in-peru-as-abnormally-big-waves-from-tonga-volcano-hit-coast