Tonga issues tsunami warning after undersea volcano erupts

 


The Pacific nation of Tonga issued a tsunami warning Saturday after an undersea volcano erupted.

Video posted to social media showed large waves washing ashore in coastal areas

The Tonga Meteorological Services said a tsunami warning had been put in force for all of Tonga.

More than 2,300 kilometres away in New Zealand, officials were warning of storm surges from the eruption.

The National Emergency Management Agency said some parts of New Zealand could expect “strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore following a large volcanic eruption.”

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