The volcano in the country of Tonga erupted on January the 15th.
The eruption and subsequent tsunami caused "significant damage" along the western coast of the main island of Tongatapu, "A thick layer of ash remains across Tongatapu," the statement said.
On social media, footage showed people fleeing as waves inundated Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, and the afternoon sky turned pitch black due to the heavy ash cloud. Tsunami waves were also recorded thousands of miles away along the United States' West Coast, in Peru, New Zealand and Japan. In Peru, at least two people died after being swept up by high waves.
At least two deaths have been reported and aid organizations are concerned about contaminated air and access to clean water for people in Tonga's outlying islands.
With communications down, Australia and New Zealand sent flights to survey the damage. These thick layers of ash may cause huge problems globally. Like the days before, The temperature drops to three or four degrees, as cold as northern China. Not only the problem of temperature, But also the thick layers of ash will cause many serious problems to the environment. Such as it will cause the acid rain, it will cause great economic losses, because it is very likely to destroy those cultural monuments. So we can get an inspiration from it, whether it is natural disasters or man-made disasters, we must do our best to protect the earth and protect the environment on which we live.
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