First Person - RNZ Pacific reporter, Iliesa Tora, reflects on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption, saying people ...

The tsunami is thought to have been caused by a landslide after Anak Krakatoa, the "child" volcano of Krakatoa, erupted. The wave slammed into tourist beaches around 9.30pm, with no warning.

Much of it is assumed to have slipped into the sea in the colossal landslide that produced the tsunami. Planet Labs, Inc. After the event: One of Planet's Doves observes the scene a week after the ...