Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni abruptly resigned in parliament ahead of a planned no-confidence vote in his leadership, capping a period of fraught relations between his government and Tonga’s king.
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The Metro says a 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Tonga at 0640 GMT on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said.
Australian military ship delivering aid to Tonga reports 23 crew members & aid workers have tested positive for the Covid, officials said.
The Guardian says ‘Absolutely amazing’: Tongan man swept away by tsunami stayed afloat for 24 hours.
The Guardian says Australia and New Zealand have started to dispatch aid to Tonga, amid fears that relief workers could bring a “tsunami of Covid” cases.
The Independent says Tonga’s outer islands suffered extensive damage with an entire village destroyed and several buildings missing.
The consequences of the volcano that erupted on Sunday are beginning to be understood as significant damage is being reported.
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.
Aljazeera says Tonga is calling for “immediate aid”, with an urgent need for fresh water and food, as it assesses the damage caused by Saturday’s eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai.