Phones reconnected in Tonga, internet will have to wait a month
Telephone links between Tonga and the wider world began to be reconnected on Wednesday, though restoring full internet connectivity is likely to take a month or more...
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Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption kills 13; dozens injured
Ten people trapped after Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupted have been evacuated to safety, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday, as the death toll...
Volcanoes, tsunamis and risk, how worried should we be?
‘Don’t bother your pretty head about it’ is the prevailing media take on the risk of the volcanic eruption on La Palma in the Canary...
Firefighters retreat as La Palma volcanic explosions intensify
Intensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma forced firefighters to retreat and authorities to evacuate three more towns on Friday, while airlines...
Rumbling volcano shuts down Philippine capital (V)
Schools and businesses shut across the Philippine capital on Monday as a volcano belched clouds of ash across the city and seismologists warned an eruption...
Philippines warns of ‘explosive eruption’ as volcano spews ash
A volcano near the Philippines capital spewed ash up to 15 km (nine miles) into the sky on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of thousands of...
New Zealand launches investigation into deadly volcanic eruption
New Zealand police launched an investigation on Tuesday after a volcanic eruption on an island popular with tourists killed five people, injured more than 30...
Hawaii volcano erupts again, prompting new evacuations
The Kilauea volcano erupted again on Tuesday, spewing toxic gases out of two new vents and prompting authorities to call for an immediate evacuation of...
Tourists fly out of Bali at last as wind blows volcanic ash away
Airlines laid on extra flights to the Indonesian holiday island of Bali on Thursday to allow thousands of passengers stranded for days by an erupting...
‘Seismic swarm’ rattles Iceland volcano, flight alert raised a notch
Iceland raised its aviation alert by a notch on Friday after several earthquakes hit one of the country’s biggest volcanoes, the strongest tremors since a...
