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Articles of the author Nuku'alofa
KSrelief Provides Financial Support for the Afflicted from Tsunami Disaster in the Kingdom of Tonga
A team of Riyadh-based King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has paid an official visit to the Kingdom of Tonga to deliver a financial donation to Queen Nanasipau'u Charity to help those affected by the tsunami that has recently (...)

11 - 03 - 2023
Tonga PM counts mental health 'cost' of disasters
Tonga's Prime Minister Hu'akavemeiliku Siaosi Sovaleni says his island nation is trying to rebuild the lives of its people and not just its infrastructure, in the wake of the devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami. In an exclusive interview with (...)

15 - 02 - 2022
Tonga volcano aftermath: UN aids islanders facing long-term challenges
The many families on the island nation of Tonga who rely solely on the ocean for their food and income, are struggling to recover from last month's volcanic eruption and tsunami. The natural disasters were a major blow to 74-year-old Fangupō Lātū, (...)

11 - 02 - 2022
Tonga to enter lockdown after two Covid cases detected
Tonga will go into lockdown after two fresh cases of Covid were recorded in the capital city Nuku'alofa. Prime Minister Siaosi Ovalene said both cases were detected at the port, where humanitarian aid has been arriving following the recent volcanic (...)

02 - 02 - 2022
UN coordinator in Tonga: 'Resources on the ground are not enough'
As news coverage of the eruption and tsunami that hit Tonga starts to fade away, the United Nations Coordination Specialist in the country has a message to the outside world: Tonga's people are going to need sustained support responding to a (...)

22 - 01 - 2022
Survivor tales emerge as aid reaches tsunami-struck Tonga
Survivors' tales are slowly beginning to come out of Tonga, after Saturday's volcanic eruption and tsunami. The tale of one man, Lisala Folau, captured global attention after he told a local radio station that he swam for more than a day to survive (...)

21 - 01 - 2022
Tonga eruption: Even the dogs were covered in ash
Tongan journalist Marian Kupu has been keeping the world updated on the situation there since Saturday's eruption of an undersea volcano. She spoke to the BBC World Service about how Tongans are coping, from her office at Broadcom Broadcasting in (...)

20 - 01 - 2022
Tonga declares Zika epidemic after 5 confirmed cases
The tiny South Pacific kingdom of Tonga has declared it has a Zika epidemic after five people tested positive for the virus and another 265 are suspected of having it, AP reported. Tonga Health Minister Dr. Saia Piukala told The Associated Press on (...)

05 - 02 - 2016
Hundreds of homes lost in Tonga storm that kills 1
Tongan officials said Monday that 300 to 400 families had their homes severely damaged or destroyed in a powerful storm but they are relieved the death toll hasn't risen beyond one, AP reported. Director of Emergencies Leveni Aho said it's "almost (...)

13 - 01 - 2014
Powerful cyclone hits Tonga, killing at least 1
Authorities were searching Tonga's remote islands for cyclone victims Sunday after a powerful storm cut a swath of destruction through this South Pacific archipelago, killing one person and destroying most of the homes in some areas, AP (...)

12 - 01 - 2014
Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Strikes Northeast of Tonga Capital - USGS
AlQa'dah 10, 1432, Oct 8, 2011, SPA - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck northeast of the capital of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was located 137 miles east-northeast of Nuku'Alofa at a (...)

08 - 10 - 2011
93 people missing in Tongan ferry disaster
The number of people missing and feared dead rose to 93 Sunday after their ferry sank off Tonga last week, as divers continued to try and locate the sunken vessel in deep waters off the South Pacific nation. Police Chief Inspector Sokopeti To'ia (...)

09 - 08 - 2009
Ferry sinks off Tonga; dozens missing, feared dead
Giving women and children the comfort of cabins while men stayed on deck may have doomed them to be trapped inside an overnight ferry that capsized in heavy seas off Tonga, officials said. Dozens are missing and feared dead, according to The (...)

06 - 08 - 2009
Tongan king dies
Tongan King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, a towering figure in the tiny Pacific Island nation for four decades, has died in a New Zealand hospital, ending one of the longest reigns of modern times, Tonga's government announced Monday. He was 88. «The sun (...)

11 - 09 - 2006
Tongan King dies in New Zealand hospital after long
Tonga's King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, a towering figure in the tiny Pacific Island nation for four decades, died in a New Zealand hospital, the Tongan government announced Monday, He was 88. His death came at the end of a long but unspecified illness (...)

10 - 09 - 2006
FRESH DAMAGE FOUND IN TONGA EARTHQUAKE, AS AFTERSHOCKS RUMBLE
STRONG AFTERSHOCKS RATTLED TONGA ON FRIDAY, THE DAY AFTER A MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE DAMAGED BUILDINGS AND TRIGGERED TSUNAMI WARNINGS FROM HAWAII TO NEW ZEALAND. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED FROM THE LATEST QUAKES _ WITH MAGNITUDES OF 6.0, (...)

05 - 05 - 2006
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