A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck Tonga just two weeks after the country was rocked by a huge volcanic eruption. The United States Geological Survey recorded the tremor at a depth of 14.5km around 136 miles west-northwest of the village of Pangai, in…
An oil spill off the Peruvian coast has caused an "ecological disaster", authorities have said. The La Pampilla refinery has leaked over 6,000 barrels of oil after a tanker was hit by waves linked to Tonga's volcanic eruption on Saturday.…
Aid is trickling into Tonga from around the world, as more governments deploy ships and flights to the country following Saturday's volcanic eruption. The underwater explosion triggered tsunami waves across the Pacific, killing at least three people in Tonga. It…
New Zealand has sent a plane to Tonga to assess the damage after a huge volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami. The eruption has covered the Pacific islands in ash, cut power and severed communications. Up to 80,000 people there could…