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A satellite image shows Mango islands after Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption, in Tonga, January 20, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Tongans fear never seeing loved ones again amid communications void

"The worst fear is the suffering of other people, that's hard to cope with. Probably even more than your own suffering," Taumoepeau says as she holds back tears

A satellite image shows Mango islands after Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption, in Tonga, January 20, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Tonga struggles with ash, psychological trauma after eruption and tsunami

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Plume of Tonga volcanic eruption reached half-way to space

People clean debris following volcanic eruption and tsunami, in Nuku'alofa, Tonga in this picture obtained from social media on January 20, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Some money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority

Lisala Folau, a Tongan man who says he swam for around 27 hours after getting swept to sea by Saturday's tsunami, sits with other people of Atata island in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, January 19, 2022 in this picture obtained from social media. Photo: Reuters
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Tongan 'real life Aquaman' survives 27-hour swim after tsunami

Workers clean up an oil spill caused by abnormal waves, triggered by a massive underwater volcanic eruption half a world away in Tonga, at the Peruvian beach in Ventanilla, Peru, January 18, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Peru says oil spill caused by Tonga waves is an 'ecological disaster'

A general view from a New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows heavy ash fall over Nomuka in Tonga after the Pacific island nation was hit by a tsunami triggered by an undersea volcanic eruption January 17, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Tongans deafened by volcanic blast as they fled for safety

A general view shows damaged buildings following volcanic eruption and tsunami, in Nuku'alofa, Tonga in this picture obtained from social media on January 20, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Aid to arrive in Tonga as airport opens, phone lines partially restored

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Tonga likely to spend a month without internet cable

HMNZS Aotearoa departs to provide disaster relief and assistance to Tonga after a volcanic eruption and tsunami, from Auckland, New Zealand, January 18, 2022, in this still image taken from video. Photo :Reuters
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Water crisis looms for tsunami-hit Tonga; New Zealand help on the way

A satellite image shows the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano before its main eruption, in Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai, Tonga, January 6, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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All homes on one of Tonga's islands destroyed, three dead

An eruption occurs at the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai off Tonga, January 14, 2022 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Video recorded January 14, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Damage in tsunami-hit Tonga hampering relief efforts

A Planet SkySat image shows a plume of smoke rising from the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai days before its eruption on Jan 15, in Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, Tonga, Jan, 2022. Planet Labs PBC/via Reuters
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Drinking water, ash major concerns for Tonga after tsunami