what it looks like in tonga today, louise, you start. it looks like a moon. we went from one moment of green, luscious cuff coconut, far for a station to just a landscape greyish everywhere. and i mean absolutely everywhere the aerial photos is just everything looks black and gray evenly, airport was closed for 3 days and needed 100 people, including volunteers, to sleep at clear. and you can just imagine black suit being covering everything you have on the islands of tama just covered insult shang, we're looking at some up some picture i don't want to. i don't want to sort of, i don't play how serious and, and terrible the situation as well. you know, for the beautiful country of tomba, but i was very relieved when i did say these images because there is definite impact. and obviously the tsunami and the ash impact has been, has been massive, but i was so much i x, i feared, actually worse, given the explosive the of the event. and i feared they could have been even 10 to 20 centimeters of asheville, for example. and it seems in that you seem to meet around

meaning that communications could be down for weeks in tonga or any zealand air force ari on ashcroft left oakland on monday morning local time to assist in on an initial impact assessment of the area. the low lying islands flying conditions were too hazardous to undertake such admission any earlier. alexey o'brien has more . it took only minutes to the ways to arrive this an army and gone. st. tom, his main islands tong popping the water and rushing ashore into homes. and this church in the capital, luke, or loafer, this woman was screaming live on facebook when the waves swept through. they were triggered by this. the under water hung a tall, hung, her alpine volcano, to 70 kilometers from the tongue and capitol. it's been, are opting for weeks, but on friday, violent activity increased, including a record breaking amount of lightning males. this joint explosion, which scientists think is a one in a 1000 year event. this so volcano it takes about a 1000 years. a fully reach answer would just happen to be around of the point where is unleashed a vast amount of his mcmahon really expl

ah, australia and new zealand send reconnaissance flights to the pacific island of tonga, which has been cut off after an under see volcanic eruption. ah, play you watching al jazeera alive from doha. i'm fully back. people also coming up ukraine's former president, petro pro shinkel, returns home, determined to fight treason charges. he says, are politically motivated. china's birth rate gives to a record no raising concerns. it's rapidly aging workforce could affect its economy, growth and south korea calls for the resumption of talks with north korea after pyongyang launch. it's 4th miss heil this month. ah, thank you very much for joining us. australia and new zealand have sent air force planes to tonga to survey the damage caused by saturdays volcanic eruption and soon ami. a tiring ash cloud had prevented earlier flights. you zealand is planning to send supplies including drinking water on tuesday. communication with tonga remains limited, but while report suggests, if been no mass casualties, there is said to be significant damage aid groups have been meeting in neighboring fiji t

the pacific olive tonga remains cut off after an undersea volcano erupted triggered it, triggered a tsunami on saturday. new zealand prime minister says and soon ami cause significant damage to tonga, capital al shabani, claiming responsibility for a suspected suicide bomb explosion in mogadishu. a government spokesman was injured in the attack and a photographer at the scene said he saw body parts scattered outside. the home of the government spokesman. those are the headlines on algae 01 on east is coming up next. ah. and o says intelligent social and playful. these small mammals have a knack for capturing people's hearts. once hunted for their fur to day offs, his face a new threat that charming nature is fueling a huge surge and their illegal trade is pets. and social media appears to be driving that demise. this vulnerable species of being cold in the wild, sold online, and smuggled illegally by criminal syndicates from southeast asia. one of the main markets is japan. one i want east investigates the trade in wild, alters, ah, ah, tokyo, the wealth largest metropolis, densely packed w

there are some pictures of inundated streets in tonga. and that of course, being the nearest populated area to this under ground are under water. undersea volcano naturally is, is the one that took the hardest hit, the actual, the rupture itself. and this in suing synonymy alert all across the pacific basin is, is extremely unusual, according to us, emergency officials who, who say that an undersea volcano is, is much more sort of unpredictable factor as a the cause of tsunami. rather than more predictable and more well studied, earthquake of various types of earthquakes have been studied and their ability to generate synonymy by waves has been calculated but an undersea volcano exploding, as you said in such a spectacular fashion. as we can see from the satellite photos, so much energy generated by this explosion. it's more difficult because there's simply less experience with it to calculate how they synonymy waves would behave. so that is certainly something that scientists are going to be looking at in the future. but for the immediat

you know, it's uh, the coastline of tonga is that you're picking up nightmare. of course it is excellent nightmare. and the curious thing about this is with knowing about is under water volcano and it's been popping up and popping down and, and i'm in the back in 1988. then king sent a boat out with a flag to claim this new island photography. so we all laughed and said, now we have not $172.00 islands, but we have a $173.00. so it's been a bit of a curiosity. we've never, ever thought it was going to be said, angel is this. and now of course we know that this volcano is a 1000 years cycle. that means that the last time that erupt, this magnitude was in, in 105080. and we now know that it was actually due to erupt. it's about now one decade or so. so it's, it's extraordinary, it's been under our nose isn't coming and going over the last 6 years. and we've just thought of it as a curiosity shine, excuse me for asking you as a professor to do a speed round on volcanoes, but i know you're out. yeah, i've got so many questions here for you. all right, so james reedy

you know it's of the coastline of tonga. is that your thinking nightmare? of course it is, is absolute nightmare. and the curious thing about this is we've known about this underwater volcano and it's been popping up and popping down and, and i remember back in 1988, but then king sent a boat out with a flag to claim this new island photographer. so we all laughed and said, now we have not had $172.00 islands, but we have a $173.00. so it's been a bit of a curiosity. we've never ever thought it was going to be said, angel as this. and now of course, we know that this volcanoes is, could have on a 1000 years cycle. that means that the last climate erupted with this magnitude was in, in 1050 a day. and we now know that it was actually due to erupt is about now in the next decade or so. so it's, it's extraordinary, it's been under our noses in coming and going over the last x years. and we've just thought of it as a curiosity. shine, excuse me for asking you as a professor to do a speed round on volcanoes, but i know you're out here. i've got so many questions

high tides, triggered by the volcanic explosion near tonga, had been filled as far away as peru where a ship supplying the country's main oil. processing plant was rocked by waves, generated body russian. the result a 2 kilometer long oil spill. sarah clark out is era brisbin, australia us up to his day, antony blinking, gonna hold talks with russia's formula, certainly love this week as tensions escalate over, build up of russian troops, new ukraine. the white house is also voice concern of the deployment of russian forces into battle roost at a joint war games next month. describe the situation at the border is extremely dangerous and says an attack on you quaint would come at any time. lincoln is expected to urge leverage to immediately de escalate when the to meet in geneva on friday. i want house correspond, it can be hawk. it has more on what the secretary of state is hoping to achieve. while he's trying to send a message and that message that he will be sending to the russian foreign minister is one that has been repeatedly underscored by the west. whether it be through telepho

now, new zealand is also sending to navy ships to tonga on tuesday. they've also pledged around $700000.00 towards the recovery efforts. and of course, australia was joined in this relief effort, the recovery effort they've sent to aircraft on monday and on tuesday, which is today here in australia. they've also sent itemized ad lab, which is bringing supplies from us brisbin at to tanya in the next couple of days. and it's on its way now between cd and brisbin. so we've also had on tuesday to confirmed it's a one believed to be a tongue, a national, and a 2nd. a british woman album, nicole angela glover. she believed to have as belated died while trying to rescue her dogs so of and when she was hit by the waves. we've got a number of efforts from australia, new zealand on tuesday to try to help tonka on the road to recovery. but communication, sarah is still down when would it be restored and how is this affecting recovery efforts? well, this is one of the key concerns of communication. it's been down since saturday since those huge waves. i hit tonk

high tides, triggered by the volcanic explosion near tonga, had been filled as far away as peru where a ship supplying the country's main oil. processing plant was rocked by waves generated by the russian the result, a 2 kilometer long oil spill. sarah clark out his era brisbin, australia in other world news in sudan. 7 protesters have been killed during demonstrations against military roar, tear gas, and rubber bullets were fired on monday at thousands marching towards the presidential palace in cartoon that came ahead of a visit by us diplomats were calling for talks to and the political crisis. protests have been taking pay since the military takeover in october. and i did a zillow. did the doctor today, yet i'm against tyranny, dictatorships, and any regime that stands against people's freedom or justice. i am a guest inequality among the so the nice people, whether that in fortune distribution, freedom of speech or any other thing on apollo lim, home other than global i scary. i am here to day to resist the military coup that happened on the 25th of october and we hope our free r

but it was tonga that caught the bronze of it was like a explosions in town. i guess it was from her. okay, no, any, like, literally popped out here. jonathan, everyone just rose by ash cloud. turning daylight sky's as dark as night. people fleeing in their cars. from above, you can see just how enormous that cloud is. please head to higher down if you are in danger zone waves more than half a meter high, reaching american samoa japan seeing high water, 2 smoking warnings in fiji and thousands of kilometers away in the us. particularly here on the west coast. normally, it is earthquake for that of the main concern here, but soon on is caused by events far far away, but also a real risk right now. the supposed to be staying off the beaches out of the water . but clearly that isn't happening. i suppose i could earn a toy for the circling the ball, which is probably it's pretty unusual for west. well, so right. something soon army related, but so far we're still here. oh, very thing. yeah. even if like a line for wait until next my then what's here, so i'm more w

ah, an undersea volcano erupt in tonga, triggering a powerful soon ami alerts are in place across the region and from japan to the u. s. west coast. ah, mary m as in london watching algae 0 also coming up on the program. a corona, vars. curfew comes into effect in the indian capital, one of several cities to lockdown in response to rising cases. lawyers for tennis number one, novak joker, which planned to appeal the australian government decision to revoke his visa for a 2nd time. the diplomatic push to avert all our conflicts negotiators will had to ukraine as rusher is accused of building a case for war. ah, a powerful soon army has hit the pacific nation of tonga. after an undersea volcano erupted. and with many telephone lines down the extent of the damage is still unclear, or k no, also triggered soon. army warnings across the pacific. there was a mandatory evacuation order for people living in the marina area of berkeley, california as well. and then in the last hour there was confirmation that large waves had reached the coast of japan. there are also warnings in place for aust

there is still little word out of tonga on casualties all the damage. he and the see volcano ruptured about 60 kilometers north of the capital and communications were knocked out. their reports of people struggling to breathe because of ash. a volcano also triggered tsunami warnings across the pacific from the u. s. to japan, australia, and news.

lives on air and online ah warnings of catastrophic damage and more deaths in the pacific nation of tonga after a volcanic eruption. that's cut off the island from the rest of the world. ah, you're watching al jazeera live from doha with me for the battle. also coming up more protestors killed in sudan as they demonstrate against military leaders and demand a returned to civilian gall. we're in pakistan, which is truck need to contain the army con variant of coffee. 19 hundreds of healthcare workers are infected and to lancaster president mays out his vision for the country with a focus on jumpstarting economy. ah, a thick layer of ash on the runway of tongue as main airport is delaying international deliveries of aid is expected. it will take days to clear the side. so australia and new zealand are sending navy bold swift beliefs supplies to death have been confirmed following saturdays, volcanic eruption and mammy, the un fair surveillance spice have showed substantial damage, especially on to nor lying islands in ages. satellite images show a cloud of sulfur dioxide drifting across the

and on the see volcano erupt in tonga, triggering a powerful soon on me, alerts are in place across the region and from japan to the u. s. west coast. a corona virus. curfew comes into effect in the indian capital, one of several cities to lockdown in response to rise in cases. lawyers for tennis number one, novak joker, which planned to appeal your strategy and government's decision to revoke his visa for a 2nd time and trapped in tijuana mexican refugee shelters are overflowing amid a slow down in the u. s. asylum process. and then sport. manchester city. take another step closer to winning the primarily title. they've eaten chelsea one l to taking 13 point lead at the top of the table . ah hello, welcome to the news our, our top story a powerful soon on the as hit the pacific nation of tonga. after an undersea volcano erupted, with many phone lines still down the extent of the damage and the number of casualties is already starting to emerge. there are a so that some residents in tucker are struggling to breathe because of volcanic ash. okay. now also triggered soon army warnings acr

new zealand and australia have sent air force planes to tonga, there, surveying the damage caused by saturday's volcanic eruption and soon army. there are no reports of casualties, but aid agencies are increasingly concerned. chinese economy grew by 8 point one percent last year of the g. d, p slowed down to 4 percent in the last quarter. the pandemic and real estate troubles are being blamed. north korea per find 2 missiles from its capital pyongyang. it's the full such launch this year. the government is threatening further action. if more sanctions are imposed, the self isolation period for people testing positive in england has been cut from 10 to 5 days. the government announced the move to help ease stopping shortages. more revelations of u. k. government parties during lockdown. also emerging, the daily mirror, a newspaper says prime minister boris johnson attended the leaving party and developed the christmas 2020 and nova chalk of which is back home and sat in the men's tennis number one landed in belgrade after being deported from australia, followed on 11 day a legal battl

explosion of its kind in 30 years flood waters from the wave caused significant damage, right across tonga and communications have been knocked out. lexia brian has mall. it took only minutes to the ways to arrive this an army and gung think tom is main islands tong popping the water, rushing ashore into homes. and this church in the capitol look or loafer. this woman was screaming live on facebook when the waves slip through. they were triggered by this. the under water hung a tall aha, pye volcano, to 70 kilometers from the tongue and capitol. it's been, are opting for weeks. but on friday, violent activity increased, including a record breaking amount of lightning males. this joint explosion, which scientists think is one in a 1000 your event, this so volcano takes about a 1000 years. a fully reach answer would just happen to be around the point where is, i'm least, a vast amount of his migrant really explains away. was probably one of the mercy and energetic explosions of the entire 21st century. i saw the year option was some big could be seen from space and between that and the so no

and some initial reports have started trickling out of the pacific island nation of tonga, which was struck by a soon army on saturday. now, authorities in australia as a, there was an appear to be any sign of mass casualties, but it has been significant damage to infrastructure, roads and bridges. and new zealand, air force orient aircraft left oakland on monday morning local time to assist in an impact assessment of how the area and the low lying islands are doing. bangladesh is reporting a sharp rising, covey infections, cases of tripled in a week with almost 3 and a half 1000 detected on saturday. most of the new cases have been registered in the capital dak, our government is introduced new restrictions to try to control the spread of the buyer virus. public gatherings have been suspended and mosques and mandatory in public areas. or in our other headlines, novak joke of which has been deported from australia. men's number one tennis player lost a last ditch caught appeal to overturn the cancellation of his visa. you're straining government argued the unvaccinated pay, his prese

the sky was going to be asked full in tonga. i'm not is it about but so how's it for local people at night. if that happens to be up wind and now are reaches them, they're lucky. anybody down wind or depending have thought that foggy has kind of umbrella like, cloud spreads. anybody under that cloud is gonna get ash falling on them. so you don't to be breathing it in. you don't want to let the accumulates on your roof because your roof is heavy of a snow. it is rock particles so to keep the roots clean and not bring the stuff in. if you drive through fresh ash i'm good asked dr. churned up by a vehicle that can damage your engine. ambia has it's a people will try to walk around next to. so the falling ash is the houses. don't breathe in and don't let it clog up your water system. so your air filtration systems. tron sweep away and next time it ranged. if you're on a hail, you're going to get a muffler coming down towards use of is all kinds of hazards, but follow from a big ash eruption, which is what we're having here. indeed,

main island tonga, top who and buildings in the capital knock were low firm including this church. there was lots of shock because even though people have been experiencing these smaller options for the last month or so, this really came out of the blue in terms of the size and scale of disruption. and so they were, it had taken people by surprise as had be an inundation from the st. army wave. the, with communications and electricity disrupted, the full impact from start. today's larger option remains unclear, as does the scale of a needed to help the people of tang nor about money onto 0. well, it's enough from shane kronon who's a vulcan ologist at auction university and has studied the volcano, explains what triggered such a massive explosion. this was the culmination of magma building up inside this volcano, for quite some time. so it's full of magnetic gas. so it's full of trapped gas with inside the magma. and as the magma pressure rises within the volcano, and there's the gas pressure rises eventually volcano, it can no longer hold it. and so there was a sudden release of b

it's more than 36 hours since the soon army ripped across the pacific island nation of tonga. there's still very little information coming out from there on the water volcano option that triggered the sin army could be the most powerful explosion of its kind in 30 years flood waters, of course, significant damage across the country, a fiber optic cable.

the countries islands 3 days after a volcanic eruption, santa soon army surgeon, across its coasts. tonga remains mostly cut off from the rest of the world. and the images from surveillance, flights and satellites are beginning to show a full scale of the destruction. at least 3 people have been confirmed dead. there are fears, the toll will rise between gate and b has more now. satellite images show a thick layer of ash on the wrong way of tongue is main airport on the left is how it looked before the eruption, the ashes, delaying deliveries, of international aid flights, the ashes proving quite problematic on not just for our water and sanitation because tom collected water from the roofs of household, but in terms of access for the aid from australia, new zealand, arm and other flights of they need to clear the runway communicating with tanya is extremely difficult. there's no internet and limited phone calls because the scene army severed the fiber optic cable connecting the rest of the world. the telecoms operate as says it will be weeks before the connection is restored. prime minis

the main story now, a powerful soon army as at the pacific nation of tonga. after an undersea volcano erupted, with many phone lines still down, the extent of the damage or casualties is not clear, but can also trigger tsunami warnings across the pacific and have been mandatory evacuation orders for people living in the marina area of berkeley, california. in the last hour there was confirmation that large waves had reached the coast of japan. there are also warnings in place for australia, pacific territories, and parts of new zealand eruption was felt in fiji about a 100 kilometers north west of tonga, and vanilla to a further 1000 kilometers west 60 centimeter waves also hit the american somewhat capital hunger pongo. under chappelle has more the hunger tucker, whom the high puzzle quino in the south pacific ocean about 70 kilometers north of the tongue and capitol dooku alova has been active in recent days. it's a russian sending ash more than 20 kilometers into the sky on friday. another rupture on saturday was so violent, it was seen from space and regi

many people in tonga have a t, v and radio station in australia covering the pacific region is fielding coals from relatives around the world who are desperate for updates. we've had tomlins calling from sweden austria puts of japan. and so for just desperate for any news from home to debts have now been confirmed, including angela glover, a british woman who was rescuing her dogs. when she was hit by the powerful wave we ought as shattered arm is the only word i can think to describe it on any family that youth loses. such a treasured member of their family would know exactly what you know, what i'm saying here. a royal australian navy ship is on its way from sidney to brisbin to load humanitarian aid. humanitarian groups are now coordinating a joint relief effort. the volcanic ash means it's difficult, the same supplies by air. so water, sanitation, kits, tense and blankets are being lighted on ships to be sent from australia and new zealand. high tides triggered by the volcanic explosion. the tonga had been filled as far away as peru where a ship supplying the country's main oil. pro

thank you and the situation in tonga is quite dye at the moment. now we do have a small presence. save that children does have a small presence in dollar and does so far. our staff and our teams are safe and well ma'am. but having said that, communication is down, communication links at down the connection and order cable between fiji and that has been damaged extensively. and for that reason it's very difficult to obtain outdated information at this stage. ah, we have met, are you in a gen, sees an international organization segment this afternoon. and what we have together is that there is an immediate need for food and also for water because there is to be a ashburn that has been reported. and as a result of that, you know, water sources have been contaminated in most of the islands that have been affected . yeah, i was going to ask you about that because tanya has been appealing for aid. what is the most immediate concern right now on the ground? the most immediate concern is for the people who were in the direct eyes of the volcanic eruption. and as well as, you know, those t

ah. australia and new zealand have sent air force of alien strives to tonga to serve a damage caused by saturdays volcanic eruption and some ami. a tiring ash cloud had prevented earlier flights, and while report suggests have been no mass casualties, agencies are considered lower burden. manley hasley to st. 2 days after this massive under see a rupture in the pacific island nation of tonga remains cut off from the world. a fiber optic cable said to be its main line of communication. now broken nose, this joint explosion, which scientists think is one in a 1000 year event. this so volcano it takes about a 1000 years. a fully reach answer would just happen to be around the point where is i'm least a vast amount of is migrant really explains away. and was probably one of the mercy and energetic explosions of the entire 21st century. new zealand had sent in the rhine surveillance plane to assess the damage australia is author sending a military plane to help. we will be working closely with the government of toner with her. all highness, the high commissioner of toner in canberra to en

in tonga, the government has described it as an unprecedented disaster. australia and new zealand are sending age by boat because tongue has main runway has been covered in ash. wayne have re for some oakland help is on its way to tongue up to new zealand navy ships carrying supplies have begun a 3 day journey which should see them arrive on friday. perhaps the most essential cargo will be fresh water and a dissemination plot to make more while the ships of their we're hitting their way now. with a whole lot of water, the ship can hold. currently holds over 250000 liters of water and will be able to provide that once we arrive. and then every day thereafter, we are going to be producing another 70000 liters of water. satellite images show a thick layer of ash on the runway of tongue. his main airport on the left is how it looked before the eruption. the ash is delaying deliveries of international 8 flights volunteers, which is cleaning up the runway. and the stains of it before the end of the week that my will be completed and there will be an opportunity for a craft lane safely. but

is this the melanie whammo has been unable to reach her family in tonga since saturday. her 2 sisters live on the main island congress toppy. her brother and his family lived on the small island for vasu. i'm worried. i like everyone else they, you know you have your sleepless nights and are not knowing what to expect. a fiber optic cable. one of the country's main lines of communication was damaged by the eruption and may take weeks to a store within a week or 2. or we should be able to know whether we can be able to get our full connectivity up and running. for now, this is the only communication. many people in tonga have a t, v and radio station in australia covering the pacific region is fielding calls from relatives around the world who are desperate for updates. we've had tomlins calling from sweden, austria puts of japan and so for just desperate for any news from home to deaths have now been confirmed, including angela glover, a british woman who was rescuing her dogs and she was hit by the powerful wave. we are just shattered on is the only word i can think to

the wave struck its largest island of tonga, topple, and is capital. but didn't stop there, they were observed in summer as largest island to my american samoa, and several islands of van, or 2 warnings remain in place in new zealand for low lying parts of the north island. and 4 chatter, mark the extent of the damage in till it is unclear phone lines. the still down waves higher than one meter. also hit fiji. fiji venue out to and americans versus say, and the russian was so strong, it was felt in japan and the united states competing authorities to issue warnings and advisories that but they have since been lifted zealand, which was also an alert, has reported some damage. it was livable, it's on board next to my boat and they had no warning. they heard the noise and people were running down the spangled only by telling them to get out. i had no idea that this was happening and they probably hit that out of the bike to see a red catamaran going over the top of my boat. i hit the tide coming in and got out like sages and they had crashing. and so a ca

it's more than 36 hours since the soon army ripped across the pacific island nation of tonga. there's still very little information coming out from there on the water volcano option that triggered the sin army could be the most powerful explosion of its kind in 30 years flood waters, of course, significant damage across the country. a fiber optic cable connecting it to the rest of the world is thought to be broken, which means communications could be down for weeks. it's an army alert stretched across the pacific ocean with 2 women reported to have ground in peru. bangladesh is reporting a sharp rise in covert infections, cases of tripled in a week with almost 3 and a half 1000 detected on saturday. most of the new cases have been registered in the capital dak, our government has introduced new restrictions to try to control the spread of the virus. novak jokers, which has been deported from australia, the men, some one tennis player last a last ditch caught appeal to overturn the cancellation of his visa. the australian government argued that the unvaccinated players presence

manly as this report. 2 days after this massive under see a rupture in the pacific island nation of tonga remains cut off from the world. a fiber optic cable said to be its main line of communication. now broken, that was this giant explosion, which scientists think is one in a 1000 year event. this so volcano it takes about a 1000 years. a fully reach answer would just happen to be around the point where is, i'm least a vast amount of it's migrant. a really explosive way was probably one of them and energetic explosions of the entire 21st century. new zealand had sent in the rhine surveillance plane to assess the damage. australia is author sending a military plane to help. we will be working closely with the government of toner with her, all highness, the high commissioner of toner in canberra to ensure that we are able to deliver the sort of support that we provide to our pacific family and our pacific friends at this is a very challenging time communications are deeply, deeply affected by the events of the volcanic eruption. it has been felt in other parts of the region. both countrie

, adrian finnegan here and so how the headlines on al jazeera astronomy, as hipaa pacific nation of tonga. after an under c volcano erupted, but there's no word on casualties. as phone lines are down, waves more than a meter in height, hit fiji van iwatsu and american smart, snobby alerts and advisors are in place for parts of japan and the western united states fire tennis world. number one, novak joker, which is in court and australia to appeal the decision to revoke his visa for a 2nd time. the hearing is taking place just a day before the australian open begins. sarah clark has more and what the government's lawyers have been arguing. they stating the joke of it's his high profile status and his high profile views. i use anti vaccination kind of status, so he's often opposed man fi vaccination. they're saying that could view the anti vaccination sentiment. now jacqowitz's legal team is saying that they presented no evidence that warrants his deportation and a joke of it is a public risk. they're saying that the minister took in a legal and a rational approach and of thought and no evi

ah, welcome to the news are it's been 3 days now since the volcanic eruption and soon army in tonga. but the full scale of the destruction is any now being emerged. no new satellite images show a thick layer of ash on the runway of paula's main airport. on the left is how it looked before the eruption and the ashes. delane deliveries of international aid and his expected take days to clear the ashes proving quite problematic. not just for water and sanitation because tom collected water from the roofs of households. but in terms of access for the aid from a straight to a new zealand and other flights, they need to clear the runway. latest information i have is that 60 percent of the runway has been cleared. and this is done manually. i hear up to 200 volunteers sweeping the runway in preparation for the supplies to land on thursday or friday. if things happen according to plan. well, this is our tongue as main port looked at the end of december in the latest satellite pictures. you can see, contain a flung about and the other area is smothered in grey ash. now the un says surveillanc

the pacific nation of tonga is cut off after an underwater volcano erupt, triggering a synonymy and putting neighboring countries on alert. also, molly's supposed president abraham bu because he has died at the age of 76 and the united states is currently way behind other countries when it comes to offshore wind power. i'm christmas leave me on the east coast coming up. i'll tell you what's being done to change that. i'm sure, i guess we'll go with the sport. we have 4 more games coming up in the african nations and, and other england passing collab fees are streaming, feel all new ashes. when in hope all i have all the action coming up is our ah, welcome to the news tennis. don't know that joke of it has been deported from australia after court upheld a decision to counsel his visa. earlier he said he was extremely disappointed with the decision, but would respect the ruling talk of which had appealed to a federal court after the immigration minister revoked his visa for a 2nd time. on friday, the government argued his presence would fuel anti vaccine center until he was scheduled to play

he studied the hunger tonga, hung up by volcano, from 2014 to 2015. he joins us by skype, so you have spent time in the area a could you 1st of all, stop by explaining what causes an event like this. here, what a marion. good to talk to you. so intervene like this. this was the culmination of magma building up inside the spoke kind of for quite some time. so it's full of magnetic gas. so it's full of trapped gas with inside the magma. and as the magma pressure rises within the volcano, and there's the gas pressure rises, eventually volcano can no longer hold it. and so there was a sudden release of that gas to produce the rupture. and so like you were mentioning, we visited that island that was produced in interruption in 20142015. and that was basically a little island produced in the middle of a large cold era. and that was kind of like the full run around the curtain rise to the main event. and we were also seeing coral fridge, colorado that was uplifted recently and around 2015. so the swelling of bank volcano has been going on for about 10 years

one major runway in the capital of tonga has been covered in volcanic ash, and this is playing havoc or with any humanitarian, an aide efforts trying to get the urgent supplies into target. as a result, now that is eland military, they said it could delay their flights getting access into tomba up by at least a day. now, new zealand is also sending to navy ships to tongue on tuesday. and they've also pledged around $700000.00 towards the recovery efforts. and of course, australia was joined in this relief effort. the recovery effort they've sent to aircraft on monday and on tuesday, which is today here in australia. they've also sent i tramos adler, which is bringing supplies from us brisbin at to target in the next couple of days . 7 protesters have been killed in sudan during demonstrations against military vol . security forces via gas and rubber bullets as people march in car to him on monday. it comes ahead of a visit by us diplomats who accounting for talks to end the political crisis. the trial of nigerian separatists, either nom de condo, entrees, and charges has resumed in t

the un says it's stepping up its response to the volcanic eruption in san ami in tonga, the government described it as an unprecedented disaster. ye zealand in australia are sending fresh water and other supplies by ship. because the airport's been covered in ash, some international airlines have cancelled or changed fights to the us, including everetts because of 5 g safety concerns. us telecom giants, 80, and t and verizon have a great delay activating their 5 g networks near some airports. it comes after major airlines warned of catastrophic disruption to flights and hong kong activists . edward long has been released from prison. he spent 4 years in jail for a spot in a confrontation with police in 2016 is the 1st pro democracy figure to be freed. since james grant down in 2020, those are the headlines. so rahman will have the al jazeera use. our for you right after risking it all missile to stay with us. did you know you can watch out as they were english streaming live on like youtube channel? plus thousands of all programs. award winning documentaries. and in depth news reports.

the pacific island of tonga remains cut off after an undersea volcano triggered astronomy. the full extent of the damage is not yet clear. saturday's reduction led to warnings across the pacific. 2 people reported that in peru, australia, and new zealand of offered assistance. shops along the coast have been damaged and a significant cleanup will be needed. nicole ofer is covered and thick film of our kennedy dusts, but otherwise conditions come in stable power. his being restored to some of nicole ofa and local mobile phones were advised working. however, i would know that we've not yet received news from other coastal areas of tongue, the top or the outer islands. in other news, state media in somalia says a suspected suicide bomb explosion has injured government spokesman vomit ibrahim or ali, move the photographer at the scene in the capital one good issues that he's or body parts. got it outside the spokesman's home before he was taken to hospital. so unclear who's behind the attack? about fighters linked to al qaeda have claimed responsibility for many killings in som

now the and says it's stepping up in response to the volcanic eruption and sonoma in tonga. the government has described it as an unprecedented disaster, australia, new zealand, sending a by boat because tongue, as my runway has been covered in ash, wayne hay has more oakland help is on its way to tongue up to new zealand navy ships carrying supplies have begun a 3 day journey, which should see them arrive on friday. perhaps the most essential cargo will be fresh water and a desalination plot to make more while the ships of their we're hitting their way now. with a whole lot of water, the ship can hold. currently holds over 250000 liters of water and will be able to provide that once we arrive. and then every day thereafter, we are going to be producing another 70000 liters of water. satellite images show a thick layer of ash on the runway of tongue. his main airport on the left is how it looked before the russian. the ash is delaying deliveries of international 8 flights volunteers, which is a cleaning up the runway. and the stains before the end of the week that may well b

but it was tonga that caught the bronze of it was like explosions in town. i guess it was from her. okay. no. and they're like, clearly popped out here. jonathan, everyone just rolled. they asked cloud, turning daylight sky's as dark as night. people fleeing in their cars from above you can see just how enormous that cloud is. please head to higher ground if you are in danger zone waves. more than half a meter high. reaching american samoa, japan seeing high water 2, sparking warnings in fiji and thousands of kilometers away in the yes, particularly here on the west coast. normally it is earthquakes that are the main concern here. but soon all these caused by events far, far away. also a real risk right now, the supposed to be staying off the beaches out of the water. but clearly that isn't happening. i was shows i heard, tory for the circling the vol, which is probably is pretty unusual for west. well, so right. something soon, army related, but so far we're still here. oh, very see. yeah. even if like a one foot wave come through that smaller than what's here. so i'm more worried

melina imo has been unable to reach her family in tonga since saturday. her 2 sisters live on the main island conquered top, who her brother and his family lived on a small island for father. i'm worried. i like everyone else. they know you have your sleepless nights. and i not knowing what to expect a fiber optic cable. one of the countries, main lines of communication was damaged by the eruption and may take weeks to a store within a week or 2 i, we should be able to know whether we can be able to get our full connectivity up and running. for now, this is the only communication. many people in tonga have a t, v and radio station in australia covering the pacific region is fielding coles from relatives around the world who are desperate for updates. we've had tomlins calling from sweden, austria puts of japan and so for just desperate for any news from home, deaths have now been confirmed, including angela glover, a british woman who was rescuing her dogs. and she was hit by the powerful wave. we are just shattered. tom is the only word i can think to de

but it was tonga, the court, the bronze of it was like a explosions in town. i get feels from her. okay. no. any, like, literally popped out here. jonathan, everyone just rolled the ash cloud, turning daylight sky's as dark as night. people fleeing in their cars from above you can see just how enormous that cloud is. please head to higher down if you are in danger zone waves. more than half a meter high. reaching american samoa, japan, seeing high water, 2 smoking warnings in fiji and thousands of kilometers away in the us, particularly here on the west coast. normally it is earthquake for that of the main concern here. but tsunamis caused by events far far away, but also a real risk right now. they're supposed to be staying off the beaches out of the water. but clearly that isn't happening. i was shows i can earn a tory for the circling the ball, which is probably it's pretty unusual for west. well, so right. something soon army related, but so far we're still here. oh, very thing. yeah. even if like a one wave comes through, that's smaller than what's here. so i'm more worried ab

vested interest behind the content you consume on al jazeera ah, a large on to see volcano, a rob sneed tonga. it's sending synonymy waves across the south pacific and warnings is far away in japan. and the u. s. west coast ah, hello, i am emily angry. this is al jazeera live from dough house coming up. the 1st all micron case detected in china's capital with the winter olympics in beijing just weeks away. russia has dis.

the pacific nation of tonga is cut off after an under water volcano erupt triggered at su nami, and putting neighboring countries on alerts. on molly's deposed president abraham brutal car kato, has died at the age of 76. i'm devin ashwin sports defending champions. algeria reaction in the africa cup of nations later, there were 3 other games as well. and another england basset collapses, australia sale of all nail ashes series when in a box ah hello, it's just after 1500 hours g m t. we start in the netherlands. that's where protestors are on the march and amsterdam against cope with 19 restrictions. that's despite the government lifting some of its locked down measures, the demonstrator said that's not enough. and what more freedoms restored the netherlands reported its highest number of daily infections. earlier this week, we'll get an update from stuff boston who's joining us from one of the process in amsterdam. so the protests are right across the netherlands, increasingly widespread step with no sign of dying down. absolutely we have for i think of thousands of people here on the str

high tides, triggered by the volcanic explosion near tonga, had been filled as far away as peru where a ship supplying the country's main oil. processing plant was rocked by waves generated by the russian the result, a 2 kilometer long oil spill. sarah clark out his era brisbin australia were, can ologist heather handley explains why the ash can be so dangerous and the whole clinic ashley itself. so these are very hard fragments and it's not like ashed like from burning. so that's all crumbly and soft. these are little fragments of volcanic glass angular. so yes, when you breathe a, the civically, obviously the danger your lungs but also what that will kind of cash carries the gas pot that kind of took 3 now. and so when that volcanic cash kind of goes into water resources, i example, you know, thoughts, rain and then that mixes with that the water in atmosphere. you the, the sofa that kind of out here to the volcanic cashback can then make acid rain. and it's the same with the drinking water supplies. so, you know, imagine a locked hunger are collecting drinking water from the rain w

more government aid is also arriving in tonga from new zealand and australia. wine, hey, asked the story. oakland is the world's largest polynesian city, and tomkins came out in big numbers to support their relatives and friends. back home and aid center has been set up for people to send food, water, and other items to toner, and to show unity and resilience. muffin summer and bring all local country down, you know? pretty own. i guess we'll have a lot of hope for the middle. what we face are small refis together. war or the come in for the opening day of this relief drive was so popular that many had to be turned away. what tomlins a beast there as when disaster, hence we come together unite, and we give one little we have, we give it out of love, we give it to our own families back home. it's hope the 1st of the containers will be sent to tanya early. next week, governments are also sending aid new zealand and australia an air force planes landed at the international airport near the capital local ofa. despite some ash from the volcano still being on the runway. and to new zealand nav

after saturday's eruption in tonga, the scale of the disaster remains unclear. australia, new zealand, and reconnaissance aircraft to find out more. and homeless in america. why more and more people over the age of 50 are out on the streets? ah, welcome to the program. well, in the past half an hour, yemen susie rebels have claimed responsibility for an attack on oil facilities in the united arab emirates that killed 3 people. a spokesman said there could be more strikes on what they called countries of aggression. police have identified the dead as to indian nationals and one pakistani they say drones may have been used to start 3 fires in the capitol, abu dhabi the mit is announced a partial withdrawal from yemen in 2019. but maintain a military presence there. o m adela tub is an yelman's capital son. our what more have you been hearing about this kind from the hoodies is this latest statement by the house. he's a spokesperson, which he did declare that he was going to deliver in the coming hours. we were expecting him to, to, to talk about the developments and the to known. but he

there is still little word out of tonga on casualties. all the damage. yonder see volcano erupted about 60 kilometers north of the capital and communications were knocked out. there are reports of people struggling to breathe because of ash. a volcano also triggered soon army warnings across the pacific from the u. s. to japan, australia, and new zealand. the chinese capital beijing, as reported its 1st community case of ami kron le positive cases from the cities northwestern ideas district. china detected its 1st case of variant in the community last week in the northern city of t and jenn prompting a snap locked down tennis number one know that jock rich will soon learn whether he'll be able to play in the australian open, which starts on monday in the past hour joker, which left his detention hotel in melbourne for the hearing at which his lawyers will appeal, the australian government's decision to revoke his visa for a 2nd time. sarah clark is following developments from brisbin and explains the government's case. there, arguing that

with ukraine cancers. moscow has not deployed more than 100. 27000 pass now for aid has arrived in tonga 5 days after it was devastated by a volcanic eruption unseen army more essential supplies all the way and phone lines are being restored. wayne hay has moved from auckland, new zealand. now on friday, the 1st of the new zealand navy ships has arrived in tom and waters. now that ship is carrying the usual humanitarian supplies, but also has a high tech surveying equipment on board and specialist divers as well. the 1st job, which is underway right now is to assess any damage caused by the su nami, beneath the surface of the water to shipping lanes, getting into that port end to the port itself. and obviously that will be crucial if to allow more ships in the to deliver the aid. sedans, military chief, has appointed 15 government ministers following a visit by us officials to end the countries political crisis. general update. edinburgh agreed to form a technocratic government and begin a national dialogue, at least 71 protest as have been killed in protest against military rule. since