Satellite images showed a three-mile plume rising into the air to about 12 miles.
Fiji also issued a tsunami warning, urging residents to avoid the shorelines ‘due to strong currents and dangerous waves.
Many parts of the island nation are now covered in ash and experiencing a near-total blackout of power, phone lines and internet services. Footage of the incident posted on social media showed large waves washing ashore in coastal areas, swirling around homes and buildings. The explosion of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano was the latest in a series of spectacular eruptions.
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