Preparedness saves lives through rapid response to volcanic eruption in …

On 15 January 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano unleashed a powerful eruption, sending an ash plume soaring to an estimated height of 57km [1] and triggering a tsunami that wiped out infrastructure across multiple islands across the Pacific island Kingdom of Tonga.

https://www.who.int/about/accountability/results/who-results-report-2020-mtr/country-story/2022/preparedness-saves-lives-through-rapid-response-to-volcanic-eruption-in-tonga