According to the CCTV news client, affected by the large-scale eruption of submarine volcanoes, on January 19, local time, Tonga Deputy Prime Minister Boasi Taiyi declared a state of emergency.
According to previous relevant reports, on January 14 and 15, Tonga's submarine volcano erupted on a large scale, which caused disasters such as tsunamis and volcanic ash. Tonga has suffered heavy losses, and many countries have been affected as a result. U.N. Secretary-General Spokesman Diarik revealed that about 84,000 people in Tonga are being affected by serious disasters such as undersea volcanic eruptions and tsunamis. As a result of the destruction of arable land, Tonga is facing a food shortage crisis.
It is worth mentioning that at this critical juncture, China has quickly extended a helping hand, and aid has taken the lead in reaching Tonga. On January 20, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that China has been paying close attention to the disaster in Tonga and has taken urgent actions to help Tonga in disaster relief, and the Red Cross Society of China has provided TONGA with $100,000 in emergency humanitarian spot assistance. Through the Embassy in Tonga, the Chinese Government has raised a batch of drinking water, food and other emergency supplies as quickly as possible and delivered them to Tonga on the 19th.
Zhao Lijian also stressed that the Chinese side will continue to provide cash and material assistance to Tonga according to the situation of the disaster and the needs of the Tang side, and do its best to overcome the adverse meteorological conditions of volcanic ash and arrive as soon as possible.
In fact, the huge scale of the Tonga submarine volcanic eruption not only caused serious damage to the local area, but also posed a serious threat to other countries and regions. According to China News Network, a major oil spill occurred at an oil refinery in Peru due to the impact of the huge waves caused by the volcanic eruption in Tonga, implicating a large number of animals, plants and fishermen, causing an "ecological disaster". Peru's Foreign Ministry noted that the oil spill caused damage to plants and animals in a 18,000-square-kilometer protected area around the islands and fishing areas.
In addition, there are reports that after the eruption of The Tonga Volcano, the Minami-tanimachi Fisheries Association in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, claimed that the fish fry they raised suddenly died in large numbers, which they believed may be related to the tsunami caused by the tonga volcano eruption. But whether the death of the fry was really affected by the current Tangshan volcanic eruption, there is no clear evidence to indicate, just speculation.
So, will this disaster have an impact on China? Some experts pointed out that the large-scale eruption of Tangshan Volcano may weaken the strength of the East Asian summer winds the following year, causing the mainland summer rain belt to move south. To this end, some experts suggest that China needs to consider the possible impacts in subsequent agricultural production.
It should be noted that the volcanic eruption is undoubtedly catastrophic for humans, and this Tangshan volcanic eruption may be the largest in the past 30 years. Experts predict that the eruption could continue for weeks or even years. Therefore, human beings must always be vigilant.