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Tonga's 2022-01-15 volcano & tsunami

~published.2022.JANUARY.18~
"An unprecedented disaster hit Tonga caused by the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption on Saturday evening 15th January, 2022 followed by a tsunami warning issued which triggered a mass evacuation"
"As a result of the eruption, a volcanic mushroom plume was released reaching the stratosphere and extending radially covering all Tonga Islands, generating tsunami waves rising up to 15m, hitting the west coasts of Tongatapu Islands, 'Eua, and Ha'apai Islands."

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