A British woman was killed as she tried to rescue the dogs she looked after in Tonga after a massive underwater volcanic eruption, her brother said on Monday.
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New Zealand state broadcaster TVNZ earlier reported she was missing after being swept away by a wave while her husband managed to hold onto a tree."Angela was the heart of our family. She was the emotional heart of our family. And, you know, that heart is now gone," he said.The United Nations said a distress signal was detected in an isolated, low-lying group of islands in the Tonga archipelago following the eruption and tsunami, prompting particular concern for its inhabitants.
A composite satellite image shows the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano before and after its eruption.The uninhabited volcanic island of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai all but disappeared following the blast, according to satellite images from around 12 hours later. The Pacific archipelago was blanketed in ash and volcanic ash clouds spread to countries thousands of kilometres to the west.
Australia and New Zealand sent surveillance flights on Monday to assess damage and Australia's Minister for the Pacific Zed Seselja said Australian police had visited beaches and reported significant damage with "houses thrown around".
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