A new “major” volcanic eruption has been detected in Tonga, a Darwin, Australia-based monitoring station reported, two days after another eruption triggered tsunami waves in the Pacific.
The last eruption was detected at 10:10 p.m. GMT on Sunday., according to an alert from the Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Center. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it had detected large waves in the area and “could be from another Tonga volcano explosion.”
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Tongan authorities have warned citizens to leave certain areas near the sea due to the danger of new giant waves. On Saturday, the inhabitants fled to higher areas before the tsunami of 1.20 meters caused by the great eruption of the volcán marino Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai.
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(With information from AFP)
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