Tonga tsunami: Anxious wait for news after Tonga cut off

Tonga tsunami PIC. REUTERS
Tonga tsunami PIC. REUTERS

Tongans living overseas are facing an anxious wait for news of loved ones after a volcano triggered a tsunami.

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted on Saturday, about 65km (40 miles) north of the capital Nuku'alofa.

The eruption, which was heard as far away as the US, caused waves higher than a metre to crash into Tonga.

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