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Newsday: 18/01/2022 07:06 GMT : Tonga: United Nations says distress signal has been received from islands

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18/01/2022 07:06 GMT : Tonga: United Nations says distress signal has been received from islands

Tonga: United Nations says distress signal has been received from islands

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Communications on the island of Tonga were severed following a volcanic eruption

Communications on the island of Tonga were severed and it has been difficult to establish how much damage has been done

The United Nations has said a distress signal has been received from islands in the Tonga archipelago following Saturday's massive volcanic eruption and tsunami. It said the distress beacon had come from two small low-lying islands - Fonoi and Mango. Communications were severed and it has been difficult to establish how much damage has been done. 

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