The isolation of island states paradoxically makes them at once vulnerable but also resilient. With smaller populations and dependence on access through shipping or air routes, island states, ...

Some little kids grow up dreaming of being pilots. Silva McLeod wasn’t one of them. During her childhood on the Tongan island of Vava’u, she didn’t even know that being a pilot was a possible career.

For the first time since a massive undersea volcano erupted and caused widespread damage, the government of Tonga released its first statement on Tuesday morning, describing a huge mushroom plume that ...

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Reconnaissance images revealed extensive damages suffered by Tonga’s outer islands from Saturday’s massive undersea volcanic eruption and tsunami, raising fears of unreported deaths and injuries as ...

Aid finally started to arrive Thursday in Tonga, five days after a massive underwater volcano smothered the Pacific island nation in ash and sent destructive tsunami waves crashing onto its shores.

SYDNEY >> Three of Tonga’s smaller islands suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross said Wednesday, as a wider picture begins to emerge of the destruction caused by the ...

According to Red Cross officials, three of Tonga's outlying islands suffered severe damage after being hit by 49-foot waves caused by the volcanic eruption on Saturday. Katie Greenwood, the head of ...