Location:
UIHA ISLAND, , TONGA
Post Date:
Jan 18, 2022 8:10 AM
TAG ID:
upiphotostwo840294
(RM)
Credit:
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE/UPI/Newscom
Format:
4000 x 2300 Color JPEG
Photographer:
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE
Keywords:
New, Weather, Natural Disaster, Tsunami, Underwater Volcano
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
Details of a reconnaissance photo taken of O'ua Island, Tonga, taken on January 18, 2022, by a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon during a reconnaissance flight to assess the damage caused by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano and the subsequent tsunami on January 15. According to Tongan Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta, a thick layer of ashfall on the Nuku'alofa airport runway will need to be cleared before humanitarian flights can land. Photo via Australian Defence Force/UPI