The Pacific nation of Tonga is made up of 170 islands, but it just welcomed its newest addition – thanks to an underwater volcano. Near the center of the nation's island formation lies the Home Reef ...

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -All the homes on one of Tonga's small outer islands have been destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, with three people so far confirmed dead, the government ...

SYDNEY >> Three of Tonga’s smaller islands suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross said Wednesday, as a wider picture begins to emerge of the destruction caused by the ...

At least three deaths in Tonga have been reported. For the first time since a massive undersea volcano erupted and caused widespread damage, the government of Tonga released its first statement on ...

SAN MATEO (CBS SF/AP) -- Concerns heightened Wednesday within the San Francisco Bay Area Tongan community as reports slowly emerged from the isolated Pacific island nation of damage in the wake of a ...

The isolation of island states paradoxically makes them at once vulnerable but also resilient. With smaller populations and dependence on access through shipping or air routes, island states, ...

On Sunday afternoon, just 40 miles off its coast, a powerful undersea eruption shook the Pacific island nation of Tonga. Volcanic ash, along with ocean water from the tsunami, has contaminated the ...

The first contactless aid flights arrived in disaster-hit Tonga on Thursday, as the coronavirus-free Pacific island nation takes precautions to keep the virus out of its borders in the wake of a ...

A massive volcanic eruption and tsunami near Tonga caused “an unprecedented disaster,” the Pacific nation’s leader said Tuesday, as New Zealand warned of further eruptions that may complicate the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The island nation of Tonga on Friday reported its first-ever case of COVID-19 after a traveler from New Zealand tested positive. Tonga is among the few remaining nations ...