volcano
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Asia Pacific
Tonga tsunami: ‘Kids were screaming as if a war was upon us’
A Tongan family’s trip to visit relatives on Mango island earlier this month turned into a nightmare, when the country…
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Asia Pacific
Tonga: The UN stands ready to provide support after volcano eruption and tsunami
Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his deep concern after reports of a tsunami and ash affecting Tonga following the eruption of…
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Africa
Volcanic eruption in DR Congo: UNICEF working to restore water supply amid cholera threat
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners are working to restore water supply to roughly 200,000 people, including some 100,000…
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Africa
Thousands in Goma evacuated amid fears of further volcanic eruption
The threat of new volcanic eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have triggered thousands…
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Africa
DR Congo: More than 170 children feared missing following volcanic eruption in Goma
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Goma…
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Americas
UN stands in deep solidarity with Saint Vincent after devastating volcanic eruptions
Following a series of powerful eruptions from La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, the UN chief…
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Americas
Volcanic eruption leaves ‘entire population’ of Saint Vincent without clean water
Last week’s eruption of La Soufrière volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, has left the entire population of the main…
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