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French Polynesia sends food to the Tonga islands, bruised by a volcanic eruption
French Polynesia will send, Friday, January 28, from Tahiti food, water and clothing to the Tonga Islands, bruised by a volcanic eruption, announced, Wednesday, January 26, the services of this…
Eruption in the Tonga Islands | Residents determined to rebuild
(Nuku’alofa) The inhabitants of the Tonga islands showed Saturday determined to rebuild their country devastated last week by a powerful eruption and a tsunami. Updated yesterday at 11:41 p.m. The…
The Tonga Islands are facing an immense shortage of drinking water
The Tonga Islands were facing an immense shortage of drinking water on Friday, nearly a week after the eruption of the volcano in the archipelago, the effect of which has…
Polynesia: the first emergency aid planes have arrived in the Tonga islands, devastated by a volcanic eruption
The first planes carrying emergency aid and communications equipment landed on Thursday in the Tonga Islands, cut off from the world for five days after a devastating eruption and tsunami.…
the Similan Islands National Park, a laboratory for a new tourism, eco-responsible and under high protection
Published on 01/20/2022 12:33 Update on 01/20/2022 12:33 Special correspondent / France 2 Article written by After Maya Bay Beach Closing and thanks to the absence of visitors during the…
the Similan Islands National Park, a laboratory for a new tourism, eco-responsible and under high protection
Published on 01/20/2022 12:33 Update on 01/20/2022 12:33 Special correspondent / France 2 Article written by After Maya Bay Beach Closing and thanks to the absence of visitors during the…
Tonga Islands | The first emergency aid planes headed
(Sydney) The first two planes carrying long-awaited emergency aid took off Thursday morning for the Tonga Islands, cut off from the world five days after a devastating eruption and tsunami.…
Tonga islands devastated by volcano eruption
Published on 01/18/2022 23:14 Article written by A.-C. Poignard, A. Bard, J. Louradour, N. Lachaud – France 2 France Televisions The Tonga Islands have been hit by a tsunami caused…
after the tsunami and the volcanic eruption, the Tonga islands are still cut off from the world
After the powerful volcanic eruption in the Tonga Islands, the first images reaching us via satellite photos or taken by plane are impressive. The ash linked to the eruption covers…
after the tsunami and the volcanic eruption, the Tonga islands are still cut off from the world
After the powerful volcanic eruption in the Tonga Islands, the first images reaching us via satellite photos or taken by plane are impressive. The ash linked to the eruption covers…
“Extensive damage” in the Tonga islands after the tsunami
International agencies responsible for assessing the damage caused to the Tonga islands by the powerful underwater eruption caused by a tsunami, which killed at least one person, reported on Tuesday…
Tonga islands cut off from the world after the eruption and the tsunami
Many families were desperately awaiting news on Monday of loved ones on the Tonga islands, cut off from the world since last week’s powerful volcanic eruption, which triggered a tsunami…
Volcano in the Tonga Islands | The threat ended, significant damage in Tonga, two victims in Peru
(Wellington) New Zealand was carrying out surveillance flights on Monday to assess the extent of the damage to neighboring Tonga, a small Pacific nation that could still be without internet…
communications with the Tonga Islands not fully restored
Posted on 01/16/2022 16:08 Update on 01/16/2022 17:35 Article written by D. Schlienger, S. Gravelaine, New Caledonia the 1st – France 2 France Televisions The damage is significant in the…
communications with the Tonga Islands not fully restored
Posted on 01/16/2022 16:08 Article written by D. Schlienger, S. Gravelaine, New Caledonia the 1st – France 2 France Televisions The damage is significant in the Tonga Islands, Sunday, January…
extensive damage in the Tonga Islands
“The tsunami had a significant impact” on the capital of the Tonga islands, “with boats and large rocks washing up on the shore”, but no casualties were reported, according to…
Eruption of a volcano in the Tonga Islands | The threat “generally passed”, says the New Zealand Prime Minister
(Wellington) The tsunami caused by Saturday’s powerful eruption of an undersea volcano in the Tonga islands in the south Pacific Ocean caused significant damage but no casualties, New Zealand Prime…
Winter storm: up to 35 cm of snow on the Magdalen Islands
A winter storm that can leave up to 35 cm of snow on the ground will hit the Magdalen Islands from Friday afternoon, while extreme cold will affect northwestern Quebec.…
Canary Islands | Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption officially over
(Madrid) It took 85 days for the Cumbre Vieja volcano to fall back to sleep: the eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma, which caused considerable damage, was declared…
Why do some islands in China appear larger in the Maps app?
Some islands in the East China Sea appear larger on iPhone than their actual size in Apple’s Maps app. These are the Diaoyu Islands: eight uninhabited islets attached to Japan…