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In Tonga, called the number of dead and missing after the tsunami

The tsunami that hit the island Kingdom of Tonga claimed the lives of three people, two are missing. It is reported by Radio New Zealand with reference to the UN coordinator in Fiji, Jonathan Veitch.

He noted that one of those dead was a British citizen, Angela Glover, who was trying to rescue dogs kept in a shelter she managed.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs noted that the number of victims of a natural disaster could increase, since communications with a number of outlying islands have not yet been restored.

Thus, the department expressed concern over the operation of an emergency beacon installed in the area of ​​​​the small low-lying islands of Fonoi and Mango, which have not yet been contacted.

The tsunami was caused by the eruption of the Khunga-Khaapai volcano.

Earlier, the NHK television channel reported that as a result of a sharp rise in the water level on the Japanese island of Shikoku, provoked by the eruption of Hunga Haapai, about ten ships capsized and sank.

In Tonga, called the number of dead and missing after the tsunami