New Zealand sends surveillance flight to Tonga to assess extent of damage from huge undersea volcanic eruption, and Australia reports 'significant damage' to roads and bridges in Pacific island nation
Satellite images show the undersea eruption with ash, steam and gas rising above south Pacific waters.
Red Cross said it was mobilising its regional network to respond to what it called the worst volcanic eruptions the Pacific has experienced in decades. Australia will send a surveillance flight on Monday to assess the damage, as Pacific nations and aid agencies began coordinating relief efforts.New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Sunday there had not yet been any official reports of injuries or deaths in Tonga, but cautioned that authorities hadn't yet made contact with some coastal areas and smaller islands.
Ardern said New Zealand was unable to send a surveillance flight over Tonga because the ash cloud was 63,000 feet high but they hoped to try again on Monday, followed by supply planes and navy ships. A towering ash cloud had prevented the military from launching any flights earlier to the Pacific island nation.
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