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Newsday: 19/01/2022 05:06 GMT : Tonga eruption: international emergency response steps up

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19/01/2022 05:06 GMT : Tonga eruption: international emergency response steps up

Tonga eruption: international emergency response steps up

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Aid begins to arrive in Tonga - devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami, says UN

The United Nations says it's stepping up its response to the crisis in Tonga caused by a volcanic eruption and tsunami.

Aid teams have started to arrive in Tonga after the recent volcanic eruption - but the full extent of the disaster is not yet known.

With a Russian military build-up increasing on Ukraine's border, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken flies to Kiev today for crisis talks. 

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