BANGKOK, Jan 20: As the massive undersea Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Tongans from around the world gazed on as their relatives livestreamed images of billowing clouds of ash, gas and steam emerging from beneath the depths.

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Jan 18: Significant damage was reported along the western coast of Tonga's main island and outer islands on Tuesday following a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, but a closed airport and downed communications are hampering international relief efforts.

FIJI, Aug 19: A major earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean near Fiji and Tonga.