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Photo | Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, is devastated and the ash cleanup starts

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Photo | Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, is devastated and the ash cleanup starts

On the morning of January 20, 2022 local time, the scene after the tsunami was taken in The Tonga capital, Nuku'alofa.

Photo | Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, is devastated and the ash cleanup starts
Photo | Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, is devastated and the ash cleanup starts

On the morning of January 20, 2022, local time, the streets and houses after the tsunami were photographed in the Tonga capital Nuku'alofa.

Photo | Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, is devastated and the ash cleanup starts

On the morning of January 20, 2022 local time, local residents cleared the road in Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga.

Photo | Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, is devastated and the ash cleanup starts

This is the scene of residents of Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, cleaning up the road in recent days.

Photo | Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, is devastated and the ash cleanup starts

This is a recent photo of a street covered in volcanic ash in Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa.

Photo | Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, is devastated and the ash cleanup starts

This is a recent photo of a car covered in volcanic ash in The Tonga capital, Nuku'alofa.

Photo | Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, is devastated and the ash cleanup starts
Photo | Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, is devastated and the ash cleanup starts

On January 20, 2022 local time, in The capital of Tonga, Nuku'alofa, the ash clean-up work was slow due to the lack of large machinery.

Photo | Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, is devastated and the ash cleanup starts

A volcanic eruption occurred on the 14th and 15th in the South Pacific island nation of Tonga, and a tsunami was observed in the capital Nuku'alofa. At present, Tonga Capital International Airport is covered with volcanic ash and still does not have normal navigation conditions. Coastal areas were severely affected by the tsunami, and buildings and roads were damaged to varying degrees, and some roads were unable to open to traffic.

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