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Now playing Next Japan Japan earthquake death toll rises to 55, government says Dozens of people have been hospitalised and rescue operations are still underway as authorities warn more quakes could be on the way. 02/01/2024
Now playing Next Japan Japan lowers tsunami warning but advises against returning home Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes on Monday, but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could still come. 01/01/2024
Now playing Next French Polynesia Earthquake sends New Caledonia residents scrambling to higher ground A 7.7 magnitude earthquake some 300km off the coast of New Caledonia triggered a tsunami warning as local residents ran for safety. 19/05/2023
Now playing Next Tonga Tsunami alert after powerful earthquake hits near Tonga The tremor struck at a depth of 10 km and around 200 kilometres southeast of the Pacific archipelago. 11/11/2022
Now playing Next Nature How is Europe preparing for the hidden risk of underwater volcanoes? The Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily were at the centre of a recent UNESCO mission. 27/06/2022
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Now playing Next Tonga Australia and New Zealand deliver aid to Tonga after volcano eruption Tackling a lack of clean water is a priority because supplies have been disrupted by layers of volcanic ash and salt water. 22/01/2022
Now playing Next Tonga First aid flights arrive in Tonga after big volcano eruption The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga finally arrived on Thursday after the Pacific nation’s main airport runway was cleared of ash left by a huge volcanic eruption. 20/01/2022
Now playing Next Tonga Volcanic eruption and tsunami an 'unprecedented disaster', Tonga says The government of Tonga called the underwater volcanic eruption on Saturday an "unprecedented disaster", resulting in the deaths of at least three people. 18/01/2022
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Now playing Next Tonga Volcanic ash delays aid to Tonga as scale of damage emerges New Zealand's military is sending much-needed drinking water and other supplies, but said the ash on the runway will delay the flight at least a day. 18/01/2022
Now playing Next Tonga Flights sent to assess Tonga damage after volcanic eruption New Zealand and Australia sent military surveillance flights to Tonga to assess the damage a huge undersea volcanic eruption left in the Pacific island nation. 17/01/2022
Now playing Next Japan Man who lost daughter in Japan tsunami to run in Olympic torch relay Fukushima prefecture, the area at the heart of the 2011 catastrophe, will be the starting point of this month's Olympic torch relay. 11/03/2021
Now playing Next Japan Fukushima: Japan marks 10th anniversary while still recovering More than 18,000 people died in the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck Japan's northeastern coast on March 11, 2011. 11/03/2021
Now playing Next New Zealand Powerful earthquake off coast of New Zealand prompts mass evacuations The earthquake followed two very strong 7.3 and 7.4 magnitude tremors, prompting thousands to seek higher ground. 04/03/2021
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Now playing Next Indonesia 'I just miss her': Relatives remember tsunami victims 15 years on More than 230,000 people died across south-east Asia when a tsunami unleashed devastation on December 26, 2004. 26/12/2019
Now playing Next Indonesia Tsunami warning lifted in Indonesia after 6.8 magnitude earthquake A tsunami warning issued after a 6.8 magnitude quake struck off Sulawesi island in Indonesia has been lifted, the country's geophysics agency said. 12/04/2019
Now playing Next Chile Chile rocked as major quake leaves two dead and 200,000 without power Chile remains on alert for aftershocks following a 6.7 earthquake. It prompted the authorities to begin a mass evacuation of coastal areas ahead of a potential tsunami. 21/01/2019