Impact of destruction in Tonga still unknown
The impact of the destruction and death toll in Tonga, if any, is still unknown but the Red Cross says up to 80,000 people could be affected. The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano was so powerful that space satellites captured an atmospheric shockwave that radiated out from the volcano at close to the speed of sound. Scientists said they’re now struggling to monitor the active volcano, as the explosion destroyed its sea-level crater and drowned its mass, obscuring it from satellites. Source: Reuters.
